Airline data broker selling 5 billion passenger records to US government
We already knew that the US airline industry gave the government access to passenger records. However, this week it emerged that at least five billion…
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Update your Apple devices to fix dozens of vulnerabilities
Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, Apple TVs, and Macs as well as for Safari, and Xcode to fix dozens of…
Grok, ChatGPT, other AIs happy to help phish senior citizens
If you are under the impression that cybercriminals need to get their hands on compromised AI chatbots to help them do their dirty work, think…
“A dare, a challenge, a bit of fun:” Children are hacking their own schools’ systems, says study
As if ransomware wasn’t enough of a security problem for the sector, educational institutions also need to worry about their own students, a recent study…
Watch out for the “We are hiring” remote online evaluator message scam
Looking at our team’s recent text messages, you’d think that remote online evaluators are in high demand right now. Several members of our team have…
AI browsers or agentic browsers: a look at the future of web surfing
Browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox are our traditional gateway to the internet. But lately, we have seen a new generation of browsers emerge. These…
From Fitbit to financial despair: How one woman lost her life savings and more to a scammer
We hear so often about people falling for scams and losing money. But we often don’t find out the real details of what happened, and…
Meta ignored child sex abuse in VR, say whistleblowers
Two former employees at Meta testified against the company at a Senate hearing this week, accusing it of downplaying the dangers of child abuse in…
Fake Bureau of Motor Vehicles texts are after your personal and banking details
Scammers are sending out texts that claim to be from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), saying that you have outstanding traffic tickets. Here’s an…
When AI chatbots leak and how it happens
In a recent article on Cybernews there were two clear signs of how fast the world of AI chatbots is growing. A company I had…
‘Astronaut-in-distress’ romance scammer steals money from elderly woman
A Japanese octogenarian from Hokkaido Island lost thousands of dollars after being scammed by someone who described himself as a desperate astronaut in need of help.…
Ransomware attack at blood center: Org tells users their data’s been stolen
A blood center has begun sending data breach notifications to its users after suffering a ransomware attack and theft of personal data. The New York…