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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 as AI-powered scams skyrocketed
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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 as AI-powered scams skyrocketed

Google 2024 Ads Safety report says it blocked 5.1 billion bad ads It also blocked millions of advertiser accounts Google notes its detection...

ActiveX is now being blocked by default in Microsoft 365
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ActiveX is now being blocked by default in Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 will start blocking ActiveX by default The “powerful” tool put users at risk of remote code execution Users won’t be able...

Over 100 million malicious emails blocked by HMRC
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Over 100 million malicious emails blocked by HMRC

Over 100,000 malicious emails were detected and blocked by HMRC These were sent between November 2021 and September 2024 Critical infrastructure remains a...

DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea
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DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea

South Korea privacy watchdog has temporarily halted downloads of DeepSeek DeepSeek is working with authorities to get compliant Latest in a series of...

Over 2 million risky Android apps were blocked from the Play Store last year
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Over 2 million risky Android apps were blocked from the Play Store last year

Google says it blocked 2.36 million malicious Android apps from the Play Store in 2024 Hundreds of thousands of developer accounts were banned,...

“Thunder fire you” – Etinosa Idemudia drags Frederick Leonard to shreds after he blocked her on Instagram
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“Thunder fire you” – Etinosa Idemudia drags Frederick Leonard to shreds after he blocked her on Instagram

Movie star, Etinosa Idemudia descends on her colleague, Frederick Leonard after he blocked her on IG. Etinosa Idemudia whose joke on Freddie’s post...

World’s largest DDoS attack blocked, Cloudflare claims
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World’s largest DDoS attack blocked, Cloudflare claims

Cloudflare says it blocked a 5.6Tbps DDoS attack in October 2024 The attack came from a Mirai botnet It included 13,000 IPs, and...

False malware alert is leading Docker Desktop to be blocked on Apple Macs
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False malware alert is leading Docker Desktop to be blocked on Apple Macs

Some Docker Desktop users on Mac are unable to open their application A false malware alert is being shown on startup Users can...

US government mulls entire TP-Link product ban – routers, switches and more all set to be blocked
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US government mulls entire TP-Link product ban – routers, switches and more all set to be blocked

US Government is reportedly considering a ban on TP-Link devices TP-Link supplies 65% of home routers in the US The routers were targeted...