Thousands of private camera feeds found online. Make sure yours isn’t one of them
If you have internet-connected cameras in or around your home, be sure to check their settings. Researchers just discovered 40,000 of them serving up images…
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Gmail’s multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks
Russian hackers have bypassed Google’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Gmail to pull off targeted attacks, according to security researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).…
Mattel’s going to make AI-powered toys, kids’ rights advocates are worried
Toy company Mattel has announced a deal with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys, but digital rights advocates have urged caution. In a press release last…
Billions of logins for Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more found exposed online
When organizations, good or bad, start hoarding collections of login credentials the numbers quickly add up. Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts…
Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money
Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in order to scam people, according…
5 riskiest places to get scammed online
Scammers love your smartphone. They can text you fraudulent tracking links for packages you never bought. They can profess their empty love to you across…
Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number
The examples in this post are actual fraud attempts found by Malwarebytes Senior Director of Research, Jérôme Segura. Cybercriminals frequently use fake search engine listings…
WhatsApp to start targeting you with ads
WhatsApp has announced that it will start to show you targeted ads on the app. The ads, it says, will appear under the Updates tab.…
Reddit’s new AI-powered tools scan your posts to serve you better ads
Reddit has introduced two Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools which will use Reddit comments, posts, and conversations to help sellers make the most of the community.…
Smart air fryers ordered to stop invading our digital privacy
In a confirmation that we’ve gone full Black Mirror, the UK’s privacy czar has wagged a finger at air fryer manufacturers and told them to…
The data on denying social media for kids (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E12)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Complex problems often assume complex solutions, but recent observations about increased levels of anxiety and depression, increased…
Your Meta AI chats might be public, and it’s not a bug
Conversations that people are having with the Meta AI app are being exposed publicly, often without the users realizing it, revealing a variety of medical,…