DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems
Sending your personal information to be stored in China is a risky proposition.
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UAC-0063 Expands Cyber Attacks to European Embassies Using Stolen Documents
UAC-0063, linked to APT28, expands beyond Central Asia, targeting European embassies with advanced malware.
Microsoft stacks up 113 CVEs for January Patch Tuesday
Categories: X-ops Tags: Patch Tuesday, Microsoft, Windows
Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok’s Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
Elon Musk, owner of the former social media network turned deepfake porn site X, is pushing people to pay for its nonconsensual intimate image generator Grok, meaning some of the app’s tens of millions of users are being hit with a paywall when they try to create nude images of random women doing sexually explicit…
Trump Fires National Archives Director Colleen Shogan
Donald Trump fired National Archives director Colleen Shogan Friday night, she said in a LinkedIn post and confirmed to 404 Media. “It was an honor and privilege to serve as the 11th Archivist of the United States,” Shogan told 404 Media. “I did so with integrity every day.” Earlier on LinkedIn, Shogan wrote: “This evening,…
ENGlobal Cyber-Attack Exposes Sensitive Data
Energy contractor ENGlobal reported that sensitive personal data was stolen by threat actors, with the incident disrupting operations for six weeks
Sophos Firewall v21 MR1 is now available
It’s a fully supported upgrade from v21, v20, v19.5 and v19.0.
Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details
Someone recently managed to get on a Microsoft Teams call with representatives from phone hacking company Cellebrite, and then leaked a screenshot of the company’s capabilities against many Google Pixel phones, according to a forum post about the leak and 404 Media’s review of the material. The leak follows others obtained and verified by 404…
PayPal Hit With $2 Million Fine For Cybersecurity Failures
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has imposed a $2 million fine on PayPal, Inc. for violations of its stringent cybersecurity regulations.
What’s the Point of School When AI Can Do Your Homework?
There’s a new agentic AI called Einstein that will, according to its developers, live the life of a student for them. Einstein’s website claims that the AI will attend lectures for you, write your papers, and even log into EdTech platforms like Canvas to take tests and participate in discussions. Educators told me that Einstein…