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Dutch regulator slaps Clearview AI with $33 million fine, threatens executive liability - The Verge
The Dutch Data Protection Authority imposed the largest fine yet against facial recognition company Clearview AI under the GDPR.
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Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France
The messaging app says “it is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform” after CEO Pavel Durov was arrested by French authorities.
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No one’s ready for this
With AI photo editing getting easy and convincing, the world isn’t prepared for an era where photographs aren’t to be trusted.
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Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft has started responding with changes it wants to see in the wake of the CrowdStrike botched update. It looks like Windows kernel access is on the agenda.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain text
OpenAI updated its ChatGPT macOS app on Friday after users discovered it stored conversations insecurely in plain text.
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Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board
OpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, a retired general of the US Army and a former head of the National Security Agency, to its board of directors.
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Microsoft needs to win back trust
Microsoft has faced a series of security issues in recent years. Now, the company is trying to win back trust and focus on security as a top priority.
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The walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling down
Since the very first iPhone, the walls of Apple’s meticulously manicured garden have grown ever higher. Now, they’re starting to crumble.
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Microsoft could have prevented Chinese cloud email hack, US cyber report says
Microsoft needs a security culture overhaul, a US report concludes. The software giant could have prevented a cloud email hack in 2023.
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Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data
Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine from the FTC after its privacy extensions and antivirus software harvested and sold user data.
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X is being flooded with graphic Taylor Swift AI images
Fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift have been circulating on X over the last day in the latest example of the proliferation of AI-generated pornography.
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Apple’s new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts
Apple added a feature to iOS 17.3 that appears to address an iPhone security vulnerability that lets thieves steal iCloud accounts using only a user’s iPhone PIN.
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Amazon sues group that fakes returns so people can get free MacBooks - The Verge
Amazon sues REKK, which allegedly helped shoppers get other expensive items for free by hacking and bribing fulfillment center employees to approve fake returns.
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Microsoft offers politicians protection against deepfakes
Microsoft will launch digital watermarking tools to combat deep fakes and offer services to political campaigns for cybersecurity and using AI.
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AI companies have all kinds of arguments against paying for copyrighted content
The biggest companies in AI aren’t interested in paying to use copyrighted material as training data, and here are their reasons why.
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Microsoft is overhauling its software security after major Azure cloud attacks
Microsoft is making big changes to its cybersecurity approach. It comes after major cloud attacks in recent years and will mean an overhaul to how software is built inside Microsoft.
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‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, a UK citizen connected to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting many high-profile accounts, including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Apple, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that O’Connor has been extradited to the US.
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OpenAI’s regulatory troubles are just beginning
OpenAI managed to appease Italian data authorities and lift the country’s effective ban on ChatGPT last week, but its fight against European regulators is far from over.
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Google says hackers could silently own your phone until Samsung fixes its modems
You may need to turn off Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE for a bit.
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GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos
A massive GTA VI leak appears to line up with previous reports.
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Zoom’s latest update on Mac includes a fix for a dangerous security flaw
Zoom has issued a patch for a bug on macOS that could allow a hacker to take control of a user’s operating system (via MacRumors). In an update on its security bulletin, Zoom acknowledges the issue (CVE-2022-28756) and says a fix is included in version 5.11.5 of the app on Mac, which you can (and should) download now.
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Liveness tests used by banks to verify ID are ‘extremely vulnerable’ to deepfake attacks
Deepfakes will make financial fraud easier.
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EU and UK launch antitrust investigation into Google and Meta’s adtech dealings - The Verge
They’re accused of colluding to carve up the advertising market between them
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Russian hackers have obtained sensitive defense information technology by targeting US contractors, according to CISA
The FBI, NSA, and CISA warned that Russian state-sponsored intrusions will continue.
Google says hackers could silently own your phone until Samsung fixes its modems
You may need to turn off Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE for a bit.
GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos
A massive GTA VI leak appears to line up with previous reports.
Zoom’s latest update on Mac includes a fix for a dangerous security flaw
Zoom has issued a patch for a bug on macOS that could allow a hacker to take control of a user’s operating system (via MacRumors). In an update on its security bulletin, Zoom acknowledges the issue (CVE-2022-28756) and says a fix is included in version 5.11.5 of the app on Mac, which you can (and should) download now.
Liveness tests used by banks to verify ID are ‘extremely vulnerable’ to deepfake attacks
Deepfakes will make financial fraud easier.
EU and UK launch antitrust investigation into Google and Meta’s adtech dealings - The Verge
They’re accused of colluding to carve up the advertising market between them
Russian hackers have obtained sensitive defense information technology by targeting US contractors, according to CISA
The FBI, NSA, and CISA warned that Russian state-sponsored intrusions will continue.