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OpenAI announced Friday that it banned several accounts using its ChatGPT tool to develop an AI-powered surveillance system, likely originating from China. The tool, leveraging Meta's Llama model, was used to monitor anti-China protests in the West, collect data from social media, and share insights with Chinese authorities. This operation, codenamed Peer Review, also helped analyze posts related to Uyghur rights protests, though the authenticity of some images remains unclear....
February 26, 2025 16:40 (on 2/27/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
South Korea has suspended new downloads of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, effective February 15, 2025, due to concerns over its compliance with the country’s data protection laws. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) cited issues with the app's communication functions and its handling of personal data, particularly in relation to third-party services.
While the app remains accessible via the web, existing users have been warned not to input personal information...
February 19, 2025 16:02 (on 2/20/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
North Korean hackers are behind the Contagious Interview campaign, which targets victims with fake job interviews. The hackers send a link that causes an error, prompting users to install fake software (like VCam or CameraAccess) for the interview. This leads to the installation of malware called BeaverTail, which steals sensitive data and can install a backdoor named InvisibleFerret.
Discovered in late 2023, the campaign uses fake video-conferencing apps and npm packages to...
February 12, 2025 16:38 (on 2/13/25) | 0 | 2 minutes read
In 2024, Google blocked over 2.36 million Android apps that violated its policies from being published on the Google Play Store. Additionally, more than 158,000 developer accounts attempting to submit harmful apps were banned. Google also worked with third-party app developers to prevent 1.3 million apps from accessing unnecessary or excessive user data, improving security.
Google Play Protect, a built-in security feature on Android devices, detected 13 million new malicious apps...
February 5, 2025 16:52 (on 2/6/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing tool called Sneaky 2FA, which targets Microsoft 365 accounts to steal login credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes. This phishing kit has been active since at least October 2024, and it was first spotted in December 2024 by the French cybersecurity company, Sekoia. The kit has been used on nearly 100 different websites, suggesting that cybercriminals are starting to use it more widely.
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January 22, 2025 16:40 (on 1/23/25) | 0 |
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A new phishing campaign is targeting Google Ads users by tricking them into entering their login details on fraudulent websites. The attackers use Google Ads to display fake ads that look like legitimate Google login pages. When users click on these ads, they are redirected to fake sites designed to steal their login credentials and two-factor authentication codes.
Cybersecurity experts from Malwarebytes revealed that the goal of the attack is to hijack Google Ads accounts, using...
January 15, 2025 17:31 (on 1/16/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of invading users' privacy through its voice-activated assistant, Siri.
This settlement affects U.S.-based individuals who either currently own or have owned a device with Siri (such as an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iMac, HomePod, iPod touch, or Apple TV) and whose private voice conversations were unintentionally captured by Siri and shared with third parties. This could have...
January 8, 2025 17:31 (on 1/9/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
A new security breach has affected over 2.6 million Chrome users through popular browser extensions. Attackers tricked extension developers with a fake email, convincing them to grant special permissions to a malicious app. Once approved, the attackers added harmful code to trusted extensions, allowing them to steal personal data like login details and browsing information.
The first sign of the attack came from cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven, whose employee was...
January 1, 2025 17:29 (on 1/2/25) | 0 | 1 minute read
Belgian and Dutch authorities have arrested eight suspects linked to a "phone phishing" gang that targeted victims across at least ten European countries. The operation, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust on December 6, 2024, involved 17 searches in Belgium and the Netherlands, resulting in the seizure of cash, firearms, luxury watches, jewelry, and electronic devices. The suspects, aged 23 to 66 and based mainly in Rotterdam and Almere, impersonated police officers or bank staff to...
December 11, 2024 19:02 (on 12/12/24) | 0 | 1 minute read
Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a new phishing attack that uses corrupted Microsoft Office files and ZIP archives to bypass email security. According to ANY.RUN, this attack evades antivirus software, prevents files from being analyzed in secure environments (like sandboxes), and gets past Outlook's spam filters, allowing harmful emails to reach your inbox. The attack involves sending emails with intentionally damaged attachments, such as ZIP files or Office documents, which...
December 4, 2024 17:22 (on 12/5/24) | 0 | 1 minute read