Author: Zach_Wilson

Even the FBI says you need to patch this Atlassian Confluence bug right now

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) warned Atlassian Confluence server users to patch their endpoints immediately.  The warning was issued after new findings suggesting a recently discovered flaw – CVE-2023-22515 – is being actively exploited in…

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams uses AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak

Thanks to artificial intelligence tools, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sent a barrage of robocalls to residents in languages he doesn’t speak. That includes “thousands” of robocalls in Spanish, more than 250 in Yiddish, more than 160 in Mandarin, 89 in Cantonese, and 23 in Haitian Creole, The…

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Another major WordPress security flaw has been discoverd – so patch now

A zero-day vulnerability was recently discovered in a highly popular add-on for the WordPress website builder, potentially putting at risk some 200,000 people who are using it.  Cybersecurity researchers from Wordfence and WPScan (both WordPress security firms) discovered the vulnerability in Royal Elementor Addons and Templates, a website-building add-on kit…

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Skull Island: Rise of Kong is causing outrage among players thanks to low-quality footage

Skull Island: Rise of Kong is getting some serious backlash online after players stumbled across some PS1-esque quality in-game footage.  The upcoming action-adventure game sees players take on the mantle of King Kong as he goes on the warpath to avenge his fallen parents and kill the alpha predator, Gaw.…

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Netflix’s Creature looks like a Frankenstein thriller that leans into the novel’s obsession

If you’re looking for something a bit more cerebral than the average monster movie, Creature by Çağan Irmak could be just the thing. It’s an adaptation – Netflix describes it as a re-imagining – of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein that updates the story, but looks like it won’t lose track…

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Honda made an airport robot to handle all the boring, repetitive tasks

Honda’s latest robot is an autonomous work vehicle (AWV) designed to handle all the boring, repetitive tasks at airports. It’s also meant to demonstrate that autonomous vehicles can have other purposes that don’t involve jamming up city streets or obstructing emergency vehicles. The company is sending its first prototype to…

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