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September 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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In the wake of new safety laws, UK users flock to VPNs searching for workarounds

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#UK #OSA #OnlineSafetyAct #VPN
July 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Microsoft has confirmed it is dropping the traditional design of its error screen – including the painfully familiar, yet oddly soothing, blue background and frowning face

#Windows #Microsoft

Read more➡️ https://cnews.link/microsoft-windows-blue-screen-death-4/
June 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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After making the switch from Microsoft to Linux in a recent video, YouTuber PewDiePie shared his experiences with DeGoogling his life.

#PewDiePie #Linux #Google
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Never have the illusion that you're untraceable.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/every-browser-can-be-fingerprinted-experiment-3/
June 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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A study found that non-legal experts were often more inclined to trust legal advice given by ChatGPT than advice given by actual lawyers.

Read more: https://cnews.link/people-turn-chatgpt-legal-advice-bsk/
#ChatGPT #AI
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Iran is hijacking home security cameras to obtain knowledge of Israel's movements in real-time, a report from Bloomberg reveals.

Read more: https://cnews.link/iran-hacks-israels-security-cameras-4/
June 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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BBC is threatening legal action against AI search engine Perplexity, accusing the startup of training its "default AI model" using BBC content.

Read more: https://cnews.link/bbc-legal-action-perplexity-content-scraping-5/
#Perplexity #BBC #AI
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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WormGPT, an uncensored AI tool used by cybercriminals, was found to be just a wrapper for Grok and Mixtral, two legitimate AI services.

Read more: cnews.link/grok-mixtral...
#Grok #Mistral #ChatGPT #AI #cybersecurity
June 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Vice President of the United States JD Vance joined Bluesky but was promptly booted off the platform just minutes after making his first post.

#Bluesky #JDVance
Read more: https://cnews.link/jd-vance-suspended-bluesky-bsk/
June 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Several collections of login credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history, totaling 16 billion exposed login credentials.

Read more: cnews.link/billions-cre...

#privacy #databreach #Facebook #Apple #Google
16 billion passwords leaked in massive breach affecting Apple, Facebook, Google
June 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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▪️Cybernews research▪️ Openprovider, a Netherlands-based domain registrar, has inadvertently leaked over 100GB of sensitive customer and internal data, including domain transfer authentication codes.
#dataleak #privacy

Read more: https://cnews.link/openprovider-leaks-customer-and-internal-data-6/
June 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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▪Cybernews research▪ Several collections of login credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak-5/
June 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in popular TP-Link routers, which have tens of thousands of reviews on #Amazon.
#TPLink
Read more: https://cnews.link/hackers-exploit-older-tp-link-routers-cisa-warns-4/
June 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Digital dependency will make you collapse. That's unless you trade your iPhone in for a BlackBerry in a digital detox.

Do you think digital detoxes work?

Read more: https://cnews.link/genz-iphone-blackberry-digital-detox-3/
June 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Hackers are hijacking expired or deleted Discord invite links.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/hackers-steal-and-reanimate-discord-invite-links-4/
June 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Anyone know where to find it? 🤔 #Linux
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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▪Cybernews research▪ AI is no longer a niche technology — it's becoming a fundamental part of business strategy for most Fortune 500 companies in 2025.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/ai-adoption-outpace-security-at-fortune500-firms-5/
June 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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The unconfirmed dataset, allegedly from T-Mobile, includes device IDs and phone numbers.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/t-mobile-data-leak-millions-exposed-4/
June 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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▪Cybernews research▪ GonnaOrder, a Europe-based food delivery platform, left an unprotected instance, exposing food lovers' data to anyone willing to look.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/gonnaorder-food-delivery-data-leak-5/
June 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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▪Cybernews research▪ Adult dating app has leaked over four million private records.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/headero-data-leak-gps-chat-exposed-5/
June 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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▪Cybernews research▪ The supermassive data leak likely exposed hundreds of millions of users, primarily from China.

Learn more: https://cnews.link/chinese-data-leak-billiones-records-exposed-5/
June 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Switch 2 troubles 🥲
The Switch 2 I want: the actual Switch 2, The Switch 2 I can afford: a cheap kids toy filled with water where you have to toss tiny rings on poles.
June 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The unprotected database contained tens of millions of account credentials, exposing Microsoft products, access to multiple social media and banking platforms.
Learn more: https://cnews.link/data-leak-facebook-roblox-instagram-passwords-bsk/
May 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A massive 1.2 billion user record database was scraped from the Meta-owned Facebook by abusing one of the social media platform's application programming interfaces, attackers claim.
Learn more: https://cnews.link/facebook-leak-exposes-users-hackers-claim-bsk/
May 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM