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Police arrest SMS blaster crew that sent malicious messages to thousands across Toronto (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Zack Whittaker | get Spam Text Blocker → | tags: sms blaster, toronto police, 2g networks

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Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA (darkreading.com)

2026-05-06 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Microsoft Surface Duo → | tags: microsoft, windows phone link, cloudz rat

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Are microbes the future of pollution clean-up? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Nuwer | get Bioremediation Microbe Kit → | tags: microorganisms, synthetic biology, biotechnology

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Following the Text Gradient at Scale (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by A Href | get Gradient Text Effect Kit → | tags: reinforcement learning, scalar supervision, feedback

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Three Men Behind SMS Blaster Scam That Allegedly Hijacked Thousands of Phones Arrested (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Smartphone Security Kit → | tags: sms blaster, authorities, phones

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Canadian Police Arrest Three Men Behind SMS Blaster Scam That Allegedly Hijacked Thousands of Phones (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get SMS Security Phone Case → | tags: canadian police, sms blaster, phone scam

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Three men are facing charges in Toronto SMS Blaster arrests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: toronto, sms blaster, charges

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Three men are facing 44 charges in Toronto SMS Blaster arrests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Wireless SMS Text Blaster → | tags: toronto, sms blaster, charges

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Canada arrests three for operating “SMS blaster” device in Toronto (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-27 | get SMS Text Message Blocker → | tags: sms blaster, toronto police, cellular towers

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Mobile SMS blasters in vehicles prowled Canadian streets, causing 13 million network disruptions and infiltrating tens of thousands of devices — blaster blocked 911 calls, stole cellphone data (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jowi Morales | get Cellphone Signal Jammer → | tags: sms blaster, toronto police, canadian networks

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British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-20 | get Cybersecurity USB Flash Drive → | tags: scattered spider, cryptocurrency, sms phishing

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How to use Google Messages' new Trash feature to recover texts you accidentally deleted (zdnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by Jack Wallen | get Google Messages Trash Recovery Tool → | tags: google messages, android, trash feature

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Sybilproof reputation mechanisms (2005) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | get Blockchain Reputation System Kit → | tags: sybil attack, reputation system, peer-to-peer

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The anatomy of SMS delivery: from request to carrier (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get SMS Delivery Report Tool → | tags: sms, carrier, delivery

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I Built a Scheme Compiler with AI in 4 Days (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-01 | get Compiler → | tags: scheme, wasm, rust

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Bacteria Frozen Inside 5,000-Year-Old Ice Cave Is Crazy Resistant to Antibiotics (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Iceberg → | tags: ancient, ancient microbes, biological

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TransUnion's Real Networks Deal Focuses on Robocall Blocking (darkreading.com)

2026-02-09 | get Robocall blocking system → | tags: acquisition, acquisition allows, add sms

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Uzbek Users Under Attack by Android SMS Stealers (darkreading.com)

2025-12-22 | get Smartphone → | tags: android, android sms, attackers

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Scientists Impressed by “Fire Amoeba” That Can Survive Incredible Temperatures (futurism.com)

2025-12-06 | by Sharon Adarlo | get Microscope → | tags: amoeba, called, degrees

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Ireland is investigating TikTok and LinkedIn for possible DSA violations (engadget.com)

2025-12-02 | get Social Media → | tags: illegal, illegal content, ireland

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New Android spyware ClayRat imitates WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | get Chromecast → | tags: clayrat, malware, sms

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That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: cellular, messages, researchers

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Category Theory Illustrated – Natural Transformations (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Amazon Echo Dot → | tags: categories, category, morphisms

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Unpatched flaw in OnePlus phones lets rogue apps text messages (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | get smartphone → | tags: 10, 15, oneplus

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Categorical Foundations for Cute Layouts (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Google Nest Mini → | tags: category, layout, layouts

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Scammers Are Now Driving Around With Fake Cell Towers That Blast 100,000 Texts Per Hour (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | get Atomic Habits book → | tags: blasters, messages, mobile

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Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Matt Burgess | get Atomic Habits book → | tags: blasters, devices, messages

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Scientist Warns That New Synthetic Lifeform Could Spell Doom for Humankind (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | get Amazon Echo → | tags: glass, life, mirror

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The MFA You Trust Is Lying to You – and Here's How Attackers Exploit It (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-10-31 | get Google Pixel → | tags: authenticator, mfa, sms

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UK proposes greater regulation for Google's search practices (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get computer monitor → | tags: cma, google, search