Minecraft fans beware: Players and servers at risk from BleedingPipe vulnerability

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Tags: Minecraft

Tags: mod

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Tags: players

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: RCE

Tags: bleedingpipe

Tags: malware

Minecraft players interested in modding are at risk from a remote code execution vulnerability targeting both players and servers.

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How to set up computer security for your parents

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Tags: parents

Tags: cybersecurity

Tags: chromebook

Tags: auto updates

Tags: urgent notifications

Tags: remote desktop

Tags: router

Tags: block list

Tags: encryption

Here are some tips that you can use to set up a secure environment for your parents’ digital needs.

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Plane sailing for ticket scammers: How to keep your flight plans safe

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Tags: plane

Tags: ticket

Tags: holiday

Tags: flight

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Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: social engineering

We take a look at several scams targeting flyers off on their holidays, and how you can keep yourself safe.

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Proposed Massachusetts law to ban sale of your mobile location data

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Tags: mobile

Tags: cellphone

Tags: location

Tags: locational

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Tags: broker

Tags: data

Tags: tracking

Tags: anonymous

A proposed law would ban brokers from selling mobile location data in Massachusetts.

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“TootRoot” Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!

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We take a look at a collection of issues (now patched) which were affecting Mastodon servers. It’s time to apply the fix for TootRoot.

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Threatening rogue finance apps removed from the Apple Store

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Tags: app

Tags: finance

Tags: india

Tags: loan

Tags: rogue

Tags: Apple Store

Tags: play store

Tags: google

Tags: threaten

Tags: blackmail

Tags: sextortion

Tags: fake

Tags: deepfake

Tags: deepfakes

Tags: morph

Multiple finance apps have been removed from the App Store after making dubious charges and issuing blackmail threats and other awful behavior.

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Malwarebytes Browser Guard introduces three new features

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Malwarebytes Browser Guard introduces three new features: Content control, import & export, and historical detection statistics

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