Google to block Bard conversations from being indexed on Search

Alphabet-owned Google is working on blocking user conversations with its new Bard generative AI assistant from being indexed on its Search platform or showing up as results.

“Bard allows people to share chats, if they choose. We also don’t intend for these shared chats to be indexed by Google Search. We’re working on blocking them from being indexed now,” Google’s Search Liaison account posted on Twitter, now X.

The internet search giant was responding to an SEO Consultant who pointed out on Twitter that user conversations with Bard were being indexed on Google Search.

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Pegasus spyware and how it exploited a WebP vulnerability

Categories: Android

Categories: Apple

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Tags: Pegasus

Tags: spyware

Tags: nso

Tags: webp

Tags: libwebp

Tags: buffer overflow

The company behind the infamous Pegasus spyware used a vulnerability in almost every browser to plant their malware on victim’s devices.

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Xenomorph hunts cryptocurrency logins on Android

Categories: Personal

Tags: android

Tags: xenomorph

Tags: malware

Tags: phone

Tags: google play

Tags: cryptocurrency

We take a look at a new Android scam involving Xenomorph malware and a hunt for cryptocurrency credentials.

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‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:48:37 +0000

The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the Internet addresses of its visitors, KrebsOnSecurity has found. The leaked data suggest that Snatch is one of several ransomware groups using paid ads on Google.com to trick people into installing malware disguised as popular free software, such as Microsoft Teams, Adobe Reader, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Discord.

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Child health data stolen in registry breach

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: MOVEit

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: Cl0p

Tags: ransomware

Tags: BORN

Tags: NSC

Tags: privacy

Tags: identity theft

Canadian healthcare organization Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) has disclosed a data breach affecting client data.

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