Google flags man as sex abuser after he sends photos of child to doctor

Categories: News

Tags: CSAM

Tags: de-Google

Tags: AI

Tags: NCMEC

Tags: EFF

Tags: false positive

Tech giants are scanning our private files to find predators guilty of sexually abusing children, but they are creating victims of their own.

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Reddit users crowdsourcing explicit images and identities

Categories: News

Tags: stolen images

Tags: explicit

Tags: theft

Tags: compromise

Tags: blackmail

Tags: threats

Tags: reddit

Tags: video

We look at a report highlighting how explicit images are being shared without permission, and how this often leads to additional harassment.

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Cryptojackers growing in numbers and sophistication

Categories: News

Categories: Cryptomining

Tags: Cryptojacking

Tags: fileless

Tags: malware

Tags: LOLBins

Tags: RiskWare.BitCoinMiner

Tags: Trojan.BitCoinMiner

Tags: c2

Tags: mining pools

Probably due to rising energy costs and the volatility in crypto-currencies, we can see a rise in malicious crypto mining, aka cryptojacking.

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Tech support scammers target Microsoft users with fake Office 365 USB sticks

Categories: News

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: USB stick

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: scammers

Tags: Office 365

Tags: fake

Tags: phone call

We take a look at a Microsoft warning related to tech support scammers sending out bogus USB sticks in the mail.

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Explained: Steganography

Categories: Explained

Categories: News

Tags: Steganography

Tags: encryption

Tags: least significant bits

Tags: rgb

Tags: masking

Tags: palette-based

Tags: lossy

Tags: compression

Tags: cropping

Steganography is the prime example of hiding something in plain sight. We look at the basics, some methods, and the hurdles of hiding messages in images.

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Spying on the spies. See what JavaScript commands get injected by in-app browsers

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Krause

Tags: inappbrowser.com

Tags: Meta

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: TikTok

A developer and privacy expert created a platform that allows iOS users to see injected JavaScript in their in-app browsers

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Business Services industry targeted across the country for backdoor access

Categories: Threat Intelligence

High detections of hacking tools for the Business Services industry shows that attackers likely sought to infect businesses and install backdoors for future access to their customers.

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