Finding Minhook in a sideloading attack – and Sweden too
Multifaceted changes in TTPs illustrate what researchers see when they start digging
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Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation
Hoopla, a service that provides public libraries around the country with ebooks, announced that it will do more to prevent the spread of low quality AI-generated books after a 404 Media investigation showed that they were common on its platform. “At hoopla, customer satisfaction is at the core of everything we do, and we deeply…
December Patch Tuesday arrives bearing 71 gifts
Seventeen Critical-severity CVEs ready to deck your halls; also, new blog guidance for Windows Server admins
DeepSeek Mania Shakes AI Industry to Its Core
DeepSeek, a relatively unknown Chinese-developed AI model, is now the most popular app in the US Apple App Store based on hype associated with it releasing an an AI model that outpaces OpenAI’s and other companies’ models on some benchmarks while being trained on older chips at a much lower cost. It has caused Nvidia…
This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In
A hacker has broken into Nexar, a popular dashcam company that pitches its users’ dashcams as “virtual CCTV cameras” around the world that other people can buy images from, and accessed a database of terabytes of video recordings taken from cameras in drivers’ cars. The videos obtained by the hacker and shared with 404 Media…
Taking the fight to the enemy: Cyber persistence strategy gains momentum
As the nature of cyber warfare rapidly evolves, cyber persistence — actively hunting down threats before they materialize — has become the new frontier.
Climate Change Warps Brains in the Womb, Scientists Discover
Welcome back to the Abstract! This week, it’s time for a walk in the woods. These particular woods have been dead and buried for centuries, mind you, but they still have a lot to say about the tumultuous events they experienced across thousands of years. Then: exposure to climate change starts in the womb; CYBORG…
Behind the Blog: Don’t Record Me, Bro
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss creeper glasses, Amazon comms, and a DIY 404 party. SAM: Earlier this week, Chris Samra released this teaser video for Waves, smart glasses in the vein of…
TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off
The Transport Security Administration has a freeze on credit card purchases for its bomb-sniffing dogs, TSA confirmed to 404 Media on Friday. The statement follows the leak of an alleged internal email which said TSA was cutting off requests for dog food and vet visits. A TSA spokesperson told 404 Media: “Our heroic canines are…
Podcast: Pornhub Exec Discusses Pulling Out of the South, Trad Wives, and Feet Pics
On this special guest episode of the 404 Media Podcast, I talked to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub. Kekesi started in her current role in August 2023, after working for Pornhub and its parent company for more than a decade. She joined us from Montreal, where Pornhub is headquartered. We discuss…