NSA Cybersecurity Director Says ‘Buckle Up’ for Generative AI
At the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, there’s been a feeling of inevitability in the air. At...
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Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election
“It consistently amazes me that in the physical world, when we release products there are really stringent guidelines,” Farid says....
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A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these...
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A Security Team Is Turning This Malware Gang’s Tricks Against It
Certain cybercriminal groups like ransomware gangs, botnet operators, and financial fraud scammers get specific attention for their attacks and operations....
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Google’s Authenticator App Now Lets You Sync 2FA Codes Across Devices
One of the most effective ways to stop your online accounts from being hacked is to turn on two-factor authentication. The security...
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Intel Let Google Cloud Hack Its New Secure Chips and Found 10 Bugs
Google Cloud and Intel released results today from a nine-month audit of Intel’s new hardware security product: Trust Domain Extensions...
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Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control
What if a hacker group thought to be part of a nation’s intelligence agency turns out to be a hacker-for-hire...
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Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars
Employees of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) abused law enforcement databases to snoop on their romantic partners,...
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The War on Passwords Enters a Chaotic New Phase
There was never a question that it would take years to transition the world away from passwords. The digital authentication...
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The Huge 3CX Breach Was Actually 2 Linked Supply Chain Attacks
Exactly what the North Korean hackers sought to accomplish with their interlinked software supply chain attacks still isn’t entirely clear,...
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The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh’s Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’
The hacker who claims to have compromised the Twitter account of right-wing commentator Matt Walsh last night says he meant...
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How ChatGPT—and Bots Like It—Can Spread Malware
The AI landscape has started to move very, very fast: consumer-facing tools such as Midjourney and ChatGPT are now able...
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