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apd. cat > en > lleida > a-truck-tore-down-the-wiring-and-left-neighbors-of-preixens-without-phone-service_9300_102. html

A truck tore down the wiring and left neighbors of Preixens without phone service

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (335+ words) The residents of Preixens continued without telephone service and with a still limited internet connection several days after the breakdown registered on Friday, when a truck tore down the low-hanging telephone wiring over the road. The incident left several homes…...

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apd. cat > en > lleida > hanging-cable-and-internet-outages-alguaire-demands-a-faster-response_9302_102. html

Hanging cable and internet outages: Alguaire demands a faster response

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (475+ words) Councilwoman Imma Roca has denounced the presence of hanging telephone and electrical cables in several streets of Alguaire, a situation that, she maintains, is generating neighborhood discontent, service interruptions, and security problems in different parts of the municipality. Roca has…...

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apd. cat > en > data-protection > scanning-a-qr-in-public-can-lead-you-to-a-fake-website-or-to-an-unauthorized-charge_7875_102. html

Scanning a QR in public can lead you to a fake website or to an unauthorized charge

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (374+ words) QR codes have become an increasingly used way for digital frauds, with special risk in public spaces and payment points. The warning comes at a time when this system has become normalized in restaurants, transport stations, and businesses, where its…...

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apd. cat > en > barcelona > hospitalet-llobregat > l-hospitalet-detects-more-cases-of-vishing-this-is-how-they-empty-accounts-with-a-single-call_6187_102. html

L'Hospitalet detects more cases of vishing: this is how they empty accounts with a single call

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (263+ words) La Gu'rdia Urbana de L"Hospitalet has warned of an increase in people scammed by vishing in recent months, a modality of telephone fraud in which criminals impersonate the identity of large companies to obtain banking data from the victims....

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apd. cat > en > data-protection > notion-exposes-emails-names-and-photos-of-editors-on-openly-published-pages_6190_102. html

Notion exposes emails, names and photos of editors on openly published pages

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (255+ words) Openly published Notion pages can expose usernames, profile pictures, and email addresses of their editors through accessible metadata. The exposure does not respond to a specific incident, but to the platform's current design itself. The research conducted on this system…...

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apd. cat > en > data-protection > a-consultant-altered-in-less-than-two-minutes-the-european-app-that-verifies-the-age-of-majority_6131_102. html

A consultant altered in less than two minutes the European app that verifies the age of majority

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (367+ words) The mobile age verification application powered by the European Commission presents vulnerabilities that allow altering its operation in less than two minutes, according to what security consultant Paul Moore has demonstrated. The announcement comes a few days after Ursula von…...

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apd. cat > en > data-protection > a-leak-can-expose-email-phone-address-and-bank-details-in-a-single-attack_6032_102. html

A leak can expose email, phone, address and bank details in a single attack

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (281+ words) Daily digital interactions expose personal and financial data that can end up in the hands of cybercriminals if extreme precautions are not taken. The Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Espa'a warns that information such as name, email, phone number, address,…...

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apd. cat > en > barcelona > barcelona-60-inspections-reveal-about-50-infractions-in-mobile-phone-stores_5992_102. html

Barcelona: 60 inspections reveal about 50 infractions in mobile phone stores

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (225+ words) The Mossos d'Esquadra have detected around fifty infractions in mobile phone buying and selling and repair shops in Barcelona, as part of an operation focused on this type of establishment. The action has been carried out based on about sixty…...