Credit to Author: Tim Marchman| Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 19:27:19 +0000
Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 21:24:04 +0000
The communications app TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security adviser Mike Waltz’s phone, has suspended “all services” as it investigates reports of at least one breach.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
Read moreCredit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: France blames Russia for a series of cyberattacks, the US is taking steps to crack down on a gray market allegedly used by scammers, and Microsoft pushes the password one step closer to death.
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Credit to Author: Bobbie Johnson| Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
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Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:08:33 +0000
A new study found that code generated by AI is more likely to contain made-up information that can be used to trick software into interacting with malicious code.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000
WhatsApp’s AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +0000
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Cybercriminals stole a record-breaking fortune from US residents and businesses in 2024, and Google performs its final flip-flop in its yearslong quest to kill tracking cookies.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes.
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