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Stego, uBlock, PPTP, Log4J, Command Jacking, Windows 10, Feet, Josh Marpet, and More. – SWN #422

AI Stego, uBlock, PPTP, Log4J rises again, Command Jacking, Windows 10, Principal Skinner's Feet, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.

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Hosts

Professor at Roger Williams University
  1. 1. Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server
  2. 2. Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon
  3. 3. Vulnerable instances of Log4j still being used nearly 3 years later
  4. 4. Command-jacking used to launch malicious code on open-source platforms
  5. 5. Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge?
  6. 6. Windows 10 begins one-year countdown to end of support
  7. 7. Microsoft: K-12, Universities Face Thousands of Attacks
  8. 8. Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing.
Executive Director at Guardedrisk
  1. 1. Batteries go bang?

    Batteries are trivial to go bang. Now we know. When will it happen next? Technology can affect you, no matter what you do.

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