Category: security
Experts warn some ChatGPT models can be hacked to launch deepfake scams
Getting scammed by a chatbot is unfortunately no longer in the domain of science fiction, after researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) demonstrated how it could be done. Recently, Richard Fang, Dylan Bowman, and Daniel Kang from UIUC published a new paper in which they described how they…
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VPN usage soars in Mauritius amid pre-election social media shutdown
People in Mauritius have been turning en masse to the best VPN apps as authorities have enforced a wide social media shutdown ahead of the general elections. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok all went dark on Friday, November 1, 2024 – internet watchdog NetBlocks could confirm (see tweet below).…
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Hundreds of online shops have been hacked to show fake product listings in major phishing scam
Hackers have been compromising online shops, redirecting people to copycat websites, and stealing both their data and their money there, experts have warned. The scam, dubbed ‘Phish ‘n’ Ships’ by the Satori Threat Intelligence team from HUMAN which uncovered it, stole tens of millions of dollars until it was finally…
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Worrying WordPress plugin security flaw could let hackers hijack your site
LiteSpeed Cache, an immensely popular WordPress plugin for site performance optimization, suffered from a vulnerability which allowed threat actors to gain admin status. With such elevated privileges, they would be able to perform all sorts of malicious activities on the compromised websites. According to researchers from Patchstack, the vulnerability was…
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Microsoft reveals major Chinese botnet is attacking users across the world
A major Chinese botnet called Quad7 is being utilized to mount password spray attacks against organizations in the west, Microsoft experts have warned. In a new report, the company’s researchers say the group, called Storm-0940, then use the passwords to establish persistence, steal even more credentials, and ultimately engage in…
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Apple keeps killing VPN apps upon Russia’s orders – Amnezia VPN is the last victim
The best VPN apps continue to disappear from the Apple App Store in Russia upon government request. Earlier today, October 31, 2024, it was the time for Amenzia VPN, a popular free VPN service developed by Russian digital rights advocacy group Roskomsvoboda. The provider shared the bad news on its…
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