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Hackers targeting individuals in the cryptocurrency sector are using a sophisticated phishing scheme that begins with a malicious link on Calendly. “The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference c… Continue reading Calendar Meeting Links Used To Spread Mac Malware
Modern video games are almost always written on the backs of a game engine platform, and the two most popular are definitely Unreal Engine and Unity. Some bean counter at …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 24, 2023
In a period of less than nine months, Google received requests to remove over a billion links to pirate sites from its search engine. This is a significant increase compared to recent years, but not necessarily a new trend. More than a quarter of all r… Continue reading Google Search Asked To Remove One Billion ‘Pirate’ Links In 9 Months
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A Montreal man spent years trying to hold Google accountable for search results linking to a defamatory post falsely accusing him of pedophilia that he said ruined his career. Now Google must pay $… Continue reading Man Battling Google Wins $500K For Search Result Links Calling Him a Pedophile
Scammers are using invoices sent through PayPal.com to trick recipients into calling a number to dispute a pending charge. Krebs on Security reports: The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice f… Continue reading PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal
You’ve no doubt noticed by now that while some links are gold and/or bold, most links out there are blue, especially on web pages of yore. But why? the TL;DR …read more Continue reading So, Why Are Hyperlinks Blue, Anyway?
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A security update will be applied to Drive,” Google’s weird new email reads. If you visit drive.google.com, you’ll also see a message saying, “On September 13, 2021, a security update will be appli… Continue reading What That Google Drive ‘Security Update’ Message Means
It’s very tempting and, honestly, I’m doing it from time to time… I search for pictures on the Internet and use them in my documents! Why it could be dangerous in some cases? Let’s put aside copyright issues (yes, some pictures might not be free of use) but focus on
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The Pirate Bay may be about to fully launch a brand new feature that will let you stream videos in your browser. TorrentFreak reports: As the image below shows, in addition to the familiar magnet and trusted uploader icons displayed alongside video and… Continue reading The Pirate Bay Is Trialing High-Quality Video Streaming Links
The fiasco over third party apps and the Facebook user data that got Trump elected is almost beside the point for researcher Hossein Derakhshan. Continue reading How to Fix the Internet After the Cambridge Analytica Scandal