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2020-02-24 10:48:00 UTC
HackRead
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Do I need a VPN? A simple explanation & some real-life uses

By Waqas

If you use the internet, you definitely need a VPN. Here's why and what you should be aware of online and value using a VPN at all times.

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Privacy Security Browsing Censorship Encryption ISP Security Surveillance VPN
2020-02-24 10:17:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Monday review – the hot 25 stories of the week

From malware attacks to malicious browser extensions - and everything in between. It's your weekly security roundup.

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2020-02-22 17:51:00 UTC
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HackRead
Federal Agency that maintains secure communication for Trump got hacked

By Deeba Ahmed

The United States’ federal defense agency is responsible for ensuring safe communications with many high profile people including Trump.

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2020-02-21 21:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Emotet Malware Rears Its Ugly Head Again

A resurgence in Emotet malware may make it one of the most pervasive security threats of 2020.

2020-02-21 21:17:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Lawsuit Claims Google Collects Minors’ Locations, Browsing History

A new lawsuit alleges that Google’s G Suite for Education program covertly collects data from students, violating both COPPA and other data privacy regulations.

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2020-02-21 20:50:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Active Attacks Target Popular Duplicator WordPress Plugin

When patched last week, the bug affected at least 1 million websites. Zero-day exploits were going on then.

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2020-02-21 19:38:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Google kicks out 600 malicious apps from Play Store

By Sudais Asif

Google has kicked out 600 malicious apps from Play Store - Here's what happened and why it's good news.

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2020-02-21 19:00:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
California Man Arrested for Politically Motivated DDoS

The distributed denial-of-service attacks took a congressional candidate's website offline for a total of 21 hours during the campaign for office.

2020-02-21 17:51:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
The Amazon Prime phishing attack that wasn’t…

When we followed the phishing trail, we found ourselves at a web page we weren't expecting...

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2020-02-21 17:38:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
RSAC 2020: Editors’ Preview of Hottest Sessions, Speakers and Themes

From data privacy to industrial IoT cybersecurity concerns, Threatpost editors discuss the top stories they expect to see at this year's RSA Conference, which kicks off next week in San Francisco.

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February 2024
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The Truth Behind "The Xun" Repository Bombshell.
Well, well, well, it seems the digital waters are getting murkier by the day. A mysterious GitHub user by the name of I-SOON recently made their grand entrance onto the coding scene, dropping a repository bombshell titled "The Truth Behind an Xun." Inside? Oh, just a casual 200 megabytes of top-secret intel about a Chinese cybersecurity company. Talk about spilling the digital tea!

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25 March 2024
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A total of 24 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 87,916,303 leaked accounts containing a total of 21 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included AT&T Division, US Consumer Opt In Records, Gosuslugi [2], Kava CasinoLife Poker and Stealer Log 0438