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CyberNews

Scientific article published on 01 December 1996

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Dec 8, 2025
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https://leakbase.la/

LeakBase (leakbase.la and related domains/forums) is repeatedly cited by researchers and outlets as a cybercrime forum and leak distributor that has posted large datasets — including a 16 million–reco...

Nov 28, 2025
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Can a VPN override YouTube age verification prompts?

VPNs can sometimes prevent YouTube’s location-triggered age prompts by making the platform think you’re in a country without strict age checks, and many VPN guides and tests report success using that ...

Jan 5, 2026
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Has anyone actually ever been arrested as the result of a direct report from ChatGPT/OpenAI?

No verifiable case has been documented in the provided reporting where ChatGPT or OpenAI itself made a direct report to law enforcement that led to an arrest; most publicized incidents involve people ...

Dec 1, 2025

Have there been any instances of law enforcement obtaining Tor user data without a warrant in 2024?

Reporting in 2024 shows multiple media and cybersecurity outlets saying German law enforcement surveilled Tor relays for months and used timing-analysis techniques to deanonymize at least one user—cla...

Feb 3, 2026

Which iOS apps were found to leak user data in 2026 audits and what fixes were deployed?

Researchers and independent security teams in 2025–2026 flagged two overlapping problems in the : large-scale hard‑coded “secrets” (API keys, , cloud endpoints) discovered across thousands of apps and...

Jan 24, 2026

How do VPN use and geoblocking statistics change after a country introduces mandatory age checks for adult content?

When governments roll out mandatory for adult content, measurable and rapid shifts appear in VPN demand and in site-origin traffic: VPN sign‑ups and use typically spike (sometimes dramatically), domes...

Jan 1, 2026

Hackers communicating through note pad

Hackers are increasingly using text editors and online notepad services not merely as targets but as covert communication and delivery channels — for example, the WogRAT family fetches an encrypted .N...

Dec 3, 2025

Is the common place of the the image of a ufo with beam-up ray is a consequence of unspoken truth or collective dilution?

The image of a UFO with a vertical “beam-up” ray is a persistent cultural motif supported by decades of reports, viral videos, stock art and hobbyist tutorials — not a single documented truth — and it...