If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement [Fri Jan 20 2023]

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If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement

It’s not Google's plan. There’s no way it’s Google's plan. It was Google's plan

 
 

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If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement

It’s not Google's plan. There’s no way it’s Google's plan. It was Google's plan

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Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up

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University of Texas latest US school to ban TikTok

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