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Create encrypted messages, images, files as HTML with Portable Secret

Portable Secret is an open source tool that is designed to encrypt messages, images or files and save them as HTML files. These files may then be shared, opened in any browser, […]

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NVIDIA releases security update for out-of-support graphics cards

NVIDIA released a display driver security update for some of its graphics cards that it no longer supports with regular driver updates. The security update addresses major security issues in the NVIDIA […]

Some Android app APIs have been putting users at risk

Some Android app APIs have been putting users at risk

Rather worryingly, an analysis of 600 Android apps, which are available on the Google Play Store has found that around 50% of all the apps examined were leaking the API keys of […]

How to Work with Page Numbers in Microsoft Word

How to Work with Page Numbers in Microsoft Word?

Microsoft Word offers various custom methods when working with page numbers. The possibilities are endless. This article will look at how you can work with page numbers in Microsoft Word. Inserting Page […]

Microsoft Authenticator for watchOS is being discontinued

Microsoft Authenticator for watchOS is being discontinued

The Microsoft Authenticator app for watchOS is being discontinued. The company claims that the app is not compatible with some security features. Microsoft Authenticator for watchOS will stop working in January According […]

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What Is Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 is the new name given to the Office 365 subscription by Microsoft. Microsoft 365 includes everything from Office 365 and much more. When you subscribe to Microsoft 365, you get […]

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Tricking antivirus solutions into deleting the wrong files on Windows

Security research Or Yair discovered a method to trick antivirus and endpoint security solutions into deleting legitimate files on Windows systems. Yair found out that he could manipulate endpoint detection and response […]

How to Contact Microsoft Office 365 Support

How to Contact Microsoft Office 365 Support?

If you're using Microsoft Office 365, you've most likely encountered a situation where something is not working right. This can happen in various forms, and maybe you are just curious to get […]

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Bitwarden's passwordless authentication method lets you log into your web vault using the mobile app

Bitwarden has introduced a passwordless authentication method. It lets you approve the login request from the mobile app, let's find out more about it. Bitwarden's passwordless authentication system I should mention this […]

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Dropbox acquires cloud encryption service Boxcryptor

The founders of the cloud encryption service BoxCryptor announced this week that Dropbox has acquired the company's intellectual product. According to the announcement on the official Boxcryptor blog, Dropbox acquired IP technology […]

LastPass suffers another data breach, says customer data was stolen

LastPass suffers another data breach, says customer data was stolen

LastPass has been breached for a second time this year. The cloud-based password manager suffered a data breach in August 2022, which resulted in some source code and proprietary technical information being […]

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Microsoft Excel November updates bring Show Changes and more

Microsoft introduced several new and updated features to Excel in November that bring a series of useful new features as well as the implementation of Fluent Design principles to bring a smoother […]

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Bittorrent Client qBittorrent v4.5.0 released

A new major version of the BitTorrent client qBittorrent has been released. The new release, qBittorrent v4.5.0, comes with a huge number of improvements and fixes. Windows users need to be aware […]

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Backup software Macrium Reflect Free is being retired

Many Ghacks users use the backup software Macrium Reflect Free for their backup tasks on their Windows devices. The free for non-commercial use version is being retired by parent company Paramount Software […]

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Hasleo Backup Suite 3.0 launches with file backups and other improvements

Hasleo Backup Suite 3.0 is the latest version of the free backup solution for Windows, which I reviewed back in mid-2021 for the first time. Just like previous versions, Hasleo Backup Suite […]

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Massive Fake Website Campaign Spreading Malware detected

Security researchers have detected a big malware campaign that is using fake websites to impersonate popular products and brands to spread malware. So-called typosquatting attacks register domain names that resemble the domain […]

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Run Windows 95 as a JavaScript app on your computer (and play a bit of Doom while you are at it)

If you want to relive memories of the Windows 95 operating system, or want to know what it was all about, then you may want to point your browser's to a faithful […]

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Microsoft adds RSS feed support to its Security Update Guide service

Microsoft's Security Update Guide site is a core service when it comes to information about security information and updates that Microsoft releases. Up until now, users could sign-up using an account to […]

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Microsoft rebrands most of "Office" to Microsoft 365

When you think about Microsoft products, it is probably Windows, Office and Xbox that come to your mind first. While the company has plenty of other products, most are minor when compared […]

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OneDrive DLL Sideloading vulnerability exploited in the wild

Security services provider BitDefender published information about a DLL sideloading vulnerability of OneDrive that is exploited in the wild. According to the information, malicious actors exploit the vulnerability to mine cryptocurrency on […]

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Maigret: create user dossiers based on username searches on thousands of sites

Maigret is an open source cross-platform tool to create profiles on users using just username searches. The program is free to use and does not require any APIs or configuration. The command […]

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LastPass provides details on August 2022 hack

LastPass informed customers about a security breach on the company's official blog in August 2022. This week, the company published additional information about the hack after its investigation. Back in August 2022, […]

Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext

Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext

A security vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Teams. A report that was published by security firm Vectra, reveals that Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext. Microsoft Teams security issue […]

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Bitwarden password manager adds Fastmail email forwarding support

Bitwarden is a popular choice when it comes to password managers. A late entry to the niche, it is open source, free for personal use and does not restrict functionality artificially for […]

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HP Support Assistant has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

HP Support Assistant is a software program that is included on HP computers and notebooks. The program is also available as a standalone download; customers who use HP peripherals, such as printers […]

Windows Defender notifications about Win32/Hive.ZY virus were false positives

Windows Defender notifications about Win32/Hive.ZY virus were false positives

Many users have reported that Windows Defender had notified them about a Win32/Hive.ZY virus on their computer. Microsoft has confirmed that a bug was causing the issue, and has fixed it. Windows […]

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LastPass discloses August 2022 security breach

LastPass, maker of the popular password management solution, disclosed a security breach on the company blog. According to the published information, LastPass noticed "unusual activity" about two weeks ago in the development […]

Plex warns users to change their passwords after a data breach

Plex warns users to change their passwords after a data breach

The streaming media platform, Plex, has revealed that it has been impacted by a data breach. The company has advised users to reset their passwords to protect their accounts. Plex data breach […]

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LibreOffice 7.4 launches with webp support and dark mode support for Windows

LibreOffice 7.4.0.3 Community Edition is available now. The new version of the open source Office suite adds support for the formats webp, emz and wmz, extends the number of columns in spreadsheets, […]

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Microsoft displays ads to some Office 2021 users

Buying Microsoft Office 2021 and not the subscription-based Microsoft 365, is a deliberate choice for many users. Some prefer to pay once for a product instead of having to pay each month […]

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Security vulnerabilities found in Intel and AMD processors

Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Intel and AMD processors that may lead to information disclosure. Most Intel 10th, 11th and 12th generation processors are affected by a new vulnerability that the […]

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Office may or may not work with Microsoft 365 after end of mainstream support

Microsoft has the habit of being very cautious when it comes to communication with the public and its customers. The company's communication is often unclear and open for interpretation. Whether intentional or […]

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Rescuezilla: open source backup, restore and recovery environment

Rescuezilla is a free open source disk imaging solution that supports data backups, restores and recovery actions. The application is operating system agnostic, as it needs to be put on an optical […]

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Your next Phishing email may come straight from PayPal

Malicious actors have started to exploit a loophole in the defenses of many home users, organizations, email and security services, to send out phishing emails from legitimate services. Threat actors have found […]

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Another phishing attack that bypasses multi-factor authentication targets Microsoft email users

Cybersecurity research analysts at Zscaler have uncovered a new large-scale phishing campaign targeting Microsoft email users. The main targets of the campaign are corporate users, specifically end users in Enterprise environments that […]

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Nvidia releases security update for unsupported Windows 7 and 8.1 systems

Nvidia ended support for Microsoft's Windows 7 and 8.1 operating systems in 2021 officially. The company announced that it would release critical security updates for unsupported systems until September 2024. Nvidia released […]

Winamp 5.9 RC1 has been released

Winamp 5.9 RC1 has been released

Last year, we reported that Winamp would be making a comeback soon. And it's here, Winamp 5.9 RC1 has been released. This is the first update for the popular music player since […]

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 drivers bring optimizations for OpenGL

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 drivers bring optimizations for OpenGL

The AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 drivers have been released. It has finally happened, AMD has fixed the OpenGL issues in its GPUs. What's new in AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 drivers […]

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LibreOffice security update fixes macro execution bypass and potential password leaking

The developers of LibreOffice have released updates for the open source Office suite to patch three security issues. LibreOffice is a popular cross-platform Microsoft Office alternative that is available for Windows, macOS […]

RememBear password manager is shutting down in July 2023

RememBear password manager is shutting down in July 2023

RememBear is shutting down in July 2023. The password manager service was launched by TunnelBear Inc., in 2017. The VPN provider was acquired by McAfee in 2018. What happened to RememBear? An […]