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Probe reveals secret Israeli spyware that infects via ads (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Geert to c/technology
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[–] sagrotan 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adblocker, VPN /wireguard, Firewall and my little brother knows Linux! Ha! I'm safe!

[–] ikidd 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Linux, but don't assume you aren't vulnerable to malware because you use it. There's plenty of Linux malware these days, since so many servers run Linux.

[–] cybersandwich 10 points 1 year ago

Not to mention a VPN does absolutely fuck all to protect you from malware.