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ChatGPT accounts suspected of being Iranian influence operation shut down by OpenAI
A cluster of malicious ChatGPT accounts linked to a notorious cybercrime group have been disabled by OpenAI after they were found to be attempting to spread content aimed at influencing voters. The content posted discussed a number of topics, particularly focusing on the US election, Israel’s presence at the Olympic…
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Pentagon unveils new supercomputer aimed at boosting defense against biothreats
The biodefense capabilities of the US have received a major upgrade in the form of a new supercomputer and rapid response laboratory (RRL). The supercomputer uses the same AMD MI300A processors as found in the LLNL exascale supercomputer, El Capitan, expected to be completed later this year. The US government…
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This expert thinks he has found some major security flaws with the MacOS app store
Mac App Store users are at risk of fraud, as scammers find a way to trick the platform into accepting fake apps, an expert has warned. The fake apps, pretending to replace some of the world’s most popular productivity solutions, are offered for sale on the repository, according to a…
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Azure and Google domains hacked to spread disinformation
Cybercriminals have found a new and creative way to push unwanted advertising, malware, and spam, onto netizens, employing Google, Azure, OVH, and other similar services, along with abusing legitimate features designed to improve the user experience. Researchers from BleepingComputer reported the campaign begins with countless websites hosted on cloud services…
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This critical SolarWinds bug is already being exploited, so patch now
A critical vulnerability plaguing a SolarWinds product is being actively exploited to remotely run malicious code on flawed servers. Since the patch is available, users are advised to apply it immediately and thus secure their endpoints. It was recently reported SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk has a Java deserialization security vulnerability,…
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AT&T wireless’ data breach: A wake-up call for strengthening cloud security and trust
In what seems to be a year of endless cybersecurity incidents making headlines, AT&T Wireless is one of the latest organizations to confirm it has been impacted by a substantial data breach. The company admitted in July that the call and text logs of 109 million of its wireless customers…
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