How online search and #AI can install #malware
The Eclectic Light Company
How online search and AI can install malware
I asked Google how I could clear disk space on macOS, and it couldn’t have been more helpful. But what I was told to do downloaded malware to...
 #cybersecurity
#World launches its ‘super app,’ including #crypto pay and encrypted chat features
TechCrunch
World launches its 'super app,' including crypto pay and encrypted chat features | TechCrunch
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."
 #privacy #cybersecurity #biometrics
Warnings Mount in #Congress Over Expanded US #Wiretap Powers
WIRED
Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
Experts tell US lawmakers that a crucial spy program’s safeguards are failing, allowing intel agencies deeper, unconstrained access to Americansâ...
 #politics #privacy #surveillance #MassSurveillance
Hackers exploit #Gladinet #CentreStack cryptographic flaw in RCE attacks
BleepingComputer
Hackers exploit Gladinet CentreStack cryptographic flaw in RCE attacks
Hackers are exploiting a new, undocumented vulnerability in the implementation of the cryptographic algorithm present in Gladinet's CentreStac...
 #cybersecurity #Triofox
Notepad++ fixes flaw that let attackers push malicious update files
BleepingComputer
Notepad++ fixes flaw that let attackers push malicious update files
Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which t...
 #cybersecurity #FOSS #NotepadPlusPlus
Malicious #VSCode Marketplace extensions hid trojan in fake PNG file
BleepingComputer
Malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions hid trojan in fake PNG file
A stealthy campaign with 19 extensions on the VSCode Marketplace has been active since February, targeting developers with malware hidden inside de...
 #cybersecurity #image #malware
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 #privacy #cybersecurity
Doxers Posing as #Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
WIRED
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information.
 #privacy #dox #doxing #doxxing #police
Why Isn’t Online #AgeVerification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, wh...
 #privacy #politics
#Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder
System76 Blog
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder
An important message on Pop!_OS, Linux, and one downright fantastic community.
 #Linux #PopOS #Cosmic #CosmicDesktop #FOSS #privacy