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"Greasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years."

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Greasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years

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Qilin ransomware now steals credentials from Chrome browsers

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Microsoft: August updates cause Windows Server boot issues, freezes

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Litespeed Cache bug exposes millions of WordPress sites to takeover attacks

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