A Fresh Start with Keysoff! Legal Windows 11 Pro for $14.91 and Office 2021 Lifetime License on Sale – Limited Time Only!
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/03/a-fresh-start-with-keysoff-legal-windows-11-pro-for-14-91-and-office-2021-lifetime-license-on-sale-limited-time-only/

For the former UNIX engineers in our channel.

https://itsfoss.com/plan9/

Ulefone Armor X31 Pro: Specs and Performance Put to the Test
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/03/ulefone-armor-x31-pro-5g-rugged-smartphone/

Scykei, the US Brand Designed for Z Generation, Will Make Its Debut at CES 2025
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/03/scykei-smartwatch-ces-2025/

New Smartphones Launching in January 2025: OnePlus 13R, POCO X7 Pro and More
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/03/new-smartphones-launching-in-january-2025-oneplus-13r-poco-x7-pro-and-more/

FeedDeck

FeedDeck is an open source RSS and social media feed reader, inspired by TweetDeck. FeedDeck allows you to follow your favorite feeds in one place on all platforms.

🔗 Links:
- Download
- Screenshots
- Features
- Source code
Developer: FeedDeck

🏷️ Tags: #Android #iOS #Linux #Windows #MacOS #Productivity

Samsung Galaxy A06 5G appears on Geekbench with Dimensity 6300 chipset
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/04/samsung-galaxy-a06-5g-appears-on-geekbench-with-dimensity-6300-chipset/

Parabolic

Download web video and audio

🔗 Links:
- Download
- Screenshots
- Features
- Source code
Developer: Nickvision

🏷️ Tags: #Linux #Windows #Tools

Koodo Reader

A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.

🔗 Links:
- Download
- Screenshots
- Features
- Source code
Developer: Koodo Reader Community

❤️ Special thanks to @StormFather01 for suggestion

🏷️ Tags: #Linux #Windows #MacOS #Online #Tools

🚨 The U.S. Treasury just sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, for enabling state-sponsored cyberattacks on U.S. entities.

↪ Linked to Flax Typhoon (aka RedJuliett)
↪ Exploited IoT vulnerabilities.
↪ Targeted government agencies, telecoms, and universities.

🔗 Read the details: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/us-treasury-sanctions-beijing.html

⚠️ ALERT: PLAYFULGHOST Targets VPN Users!

This powerful backdoor malware deceives users by trojanizing legitimate VPN apps, enabling keylogging, screen/audio capture, and remote shell access.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/playfulghost-delivered-via-phishing-and.html

🚨 A severe flaw in Nuclei (CVE-2024-43405) could let attackers bypass signature checks and inject malicious code. This impacts all versions after 3.0.0—scoring a 7.4 CVSS.

Read the analysis and secure your systems 👉https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/researchers-uncover-nuclei.html

Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies
Article, Comments

Meta is killing off its AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Article, Comments

■■■■□ Google Chrome 2FA Bypass Attacks Confirmed—Millions Of Users At Risk.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/12/31/google-chrome-2fa-bypass-attack-confirmed-what-you-need-to-know/

■■■□□ Double Click-Jacking: Don’t Click Twice—New Chrome, Edge, Safari Hack Attack Warning.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/01/03/dont-click-twice-new-chrome-edge-safari-hack-attack-warning/

■■□□□ Privacy: Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/encryption_backdoor_debate/

VPN usage spiked in the US as States ban porn

17 states out of 50 states in the US (more than 33%),have now introduced restrictions for online adult content, blocking access to popular pornographic websites such as Pornhub, RedTube, YouPorn etc. The restriction applies to the under 18 age group and it also requires visitors to provide state-approved identification, such as a passport or driving license.

Critics claim that this is a violation of user privacy, with Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn parent company Aylo claiming that it also puts people’s personal data at risk. These company have withdrawn its websites from these states as a result of the laws.

Further restrictions could be introduced under Donald Trump’s administration as controversial Project 2025 plan states :-

"Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned”.

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