To no one’s surprise, criminals are tapping open-source generative AI programs for all kinds of heinous acts, including developing malware and phishing attacks, according to the FBI. The agency on Friday held a call with journalists to discuss how generative AI programs—which are all the
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Embarrassing old posts, data brokers selling your information, a desire for more privacy; there are any number of reasons for wanting to erase yourself from the internet. But is it actually possible to delete yourself entirely? The short answer is
Read More about How to Completely Remove Your Online PresenceHackers are exploiting Windows loophole to load malicious drivers
Why it matters: Hackers have been exploiting vulnerable drivers for years, and Microsoft can’t easily fix the underlying issue without angering some of its paying customers who are using older software. Over the past few years, a Windows policy loophole allowed
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Meta’s planned Twitter killer, Threads, isn’t yet publicly available but it already looks like a privacy nightmare. Information provided about the app’s privacy via mandatory disclosures required on iOS shows the app may collect highly sensitive information about users in order
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More than half of small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and U.K. faced a successful cyberattack in the last year, according to a June 2023 study from security company BlackFog. What cyberattacks on small and medium businesses look like
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In brief: In yet another story about the dark side of AI, the FBI has warned that criminals are blackmailing people by threatening to send explicit images and videos featuring the victims to their friends and family. The only difference from
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Critical questions still need to be addressed about the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), so businesses and consumers keen to explore the technology must be mindful of potential risks. As it’s currently still in its experimentation stage, businesses will have
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In the digital age, email has become an integral part of our lives, serving as a primary communication channel for both personal and professional purposes. However, with the rise of cyber threats like spoofing and phishing, ensuring email security has
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The internet has long been a haven for criminals, from identity thieves and scammers to drug dealers and hackers. For many years, the dark web has been their preferred platform for buying and selling illicit goods and services. However, recent
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Learn how IPFS is used in phishing attacks and why it’s especially tricky to remove the impacted pages, as well as how to protect from this security threat. The fraudulent use of the InterPlanetary File System seems to have increased
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