Month: February 2021
These are the people most likely to fall victim to a phishing attack Hook on Keyboard
As cybercriminals leveraged the pandemic to send out 18m daily malware and phishing emails at its peak, Google was busy trying to protect Gmail users from cyber threats over the course of last year. In an effort to better understand why some users are more heavily targeted by phishing emails…
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Sentropy launches tool for people to protect themselves from social media abuse, starting with Twitter
Last year, in the midst of a particularly spiky U.S. presidential election campaign, a startup called Sentropy emerged from stealth with an AI-based platform aimed at social media and other companies that corralled people together for online conversation. Sentropy had built a set of algorithms, using natural language processing and…
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Weber’s latest gas grills have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and digital displays
Weber is expanding its line of internet-connected grills to encompass its popular gas models, including the company’s entry-level Spirt lineup, offering Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for tracking temperature and an integrated digital display. Connected grilling isn’t a new concept for Weber: the company has offered a line of iGrill meat…
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Instagram will no longer promote recycled TikToks on its TikTok clone
In its latest set of best practices for Reels, Instagram is urging users not to repost videos from elsewhere — essentially telling its community not to recycle videos from TikTok. If you do share videos that you rip from TikTok, your followers will s… Source
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Disney is closing down Ice Age animation studio Blue Sky and canceling its final film
Disney is shutting down Blue Sky Studios, the animation house responsible for the Ice Age movies, according to Deadline. The reason cited by a studio spokesperson is the “current economic realities,” likely referring to COVID, which has hit the movie industry in a number of ways. Blue Sky previously operated…
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Decrypted: A hacker attempted to poison Florida town’s water supply
Oldsmar is a small town in Florida that became the center of the cyber world this week when a hacker broke into its drinking water supply and tried to poison it. It’s the nightmare scenario that the security community has warned for years, one that could kill thousands by targeting…
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