NSFW ChatGPT? OpenAI plans “grown-up mode” for verified adults
If you’ve had your fill of philosophical discussions with ChatGPT, CEO Sam Altman has news for you: the service will soon be able to engage…
Category: MalwareBytes
How to set up two factor authentication (2FA) on your Instagram account
Two-factor authentication (2FA) isn’t foolproof, but it is one of the best ways to protect your accounts from hackers. It adds a small extra step…
Phishing scam uses fake death notices to trick LastPass users
LastPass has alerted users about a new phishing attack that claims the recipient has died. According to the message, a family member has submitted a…
Is AI moving faster than its safety net?
You’ve probably noticed that artificial intelligence, or AI, has been everywhere lately—news, phones, apps, even in your browser. It seems like everything suddenly wants to…
Thousands of online stores at risk as SessionReaper attacks spread
Early September, a security researcher uncovered a new vulnerability in Magento, an open-source e-commerce platform used by thousands of online retailers, and its commercial counterpart…
Apple may have to open its walled garden to outside app stores
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled that both Google and Apple have a “strategic market status.” Basically, they have a monopoly over their…
Meta boosts scam protection on WhatsApp and Messenger
Vulnerable Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp users are getting more protection thanks to a move from the applications’ owner, Meta. The company has announced more safeguards…
Over 100 Chrome extensions break WhatsApp’s anti-spam rules
Recent research by Socket’s Threat Research Team uncovered a massive, coordinated campaign flooding the Chrome Web Store with 131 spamware extensions. These add-ons hijack WhatsApp…
Zero-click Dolby audio bug lets attackers run code on Android and Windows devices
Researchers from Google’s Project Zero discovered a medium-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affects multiple platforms, including Android (Samsung and Pixel devices) and Windows. Remote code execution means an…
Windows update breaks USB support in recovery mode
We usually tell our faithful readers to install updates as soon as possible, but this time there’s an exception. Microsoft’s October security update has disabled…
You can poison AI with just 250 dodgy documents
Researchers have shown how you can corrupt an AI and make it talk gibberish by tampering with just 250 documents. The attack, which involves poisoning…
Home Depot Halloween phish gives users a fright, not a freebie
We received a timely phishing email pretending to come from Home Depot. It claimed we’d won a Gorilla Carts dump cart (that’s a sort of…