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Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims

Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims 2025-02-07 at 05:16 By Jessica Lyons OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty is designed to […]

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TikTok owner’s new AI project brings Albert Einstein back to life in shockingly real deepfake — generated from a single image

TikTok owner’s new AI project brings Albert Einstein back to life in shockingly real deepfake — generated from a single image 2025-02-07 at 04:19 By David Landsel Influencers could eventually be out of a job, one expert suggested. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View

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If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show

If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show 2025-02-07 at 04:01 By Iain Thomson 35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.… This article is

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DOGE staffer with Treasury payment system access now quits amid ‘racist tweet’ claims

DOGE staffer with Treasury payment system access now quits amid ‘racist tweet’ claims 2025-02-07 at 02:07 By Jessica Lyons We did Nazi see that coming Marko Elez, a former SpaceX, Starlink, and X engineer who was granted deep access to a critical US Treasury payment system by the Trump-blessed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has

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Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty nuke reactors that don’t exist yet

Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty nuke reactors that don’t exist yet 2025-02-07 at 01:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear Months after Amazon joined a half-billion-dollar funding round for next-gen modular nuclear startup X-energy, the biz has announced a supplemental Series C-1 raise – despite its fission

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Amazon shares slide as weak revenue, AI spending rattle investors

Amazon shares slide as weak revenue, AI spending rattle investors 2025-02-07 at 00:18 By Reuters Amazon joined Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet in posting slowing cloud growth in last year’s fourth quarter. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

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Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker

Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker 2025-02-07 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn Fourth time’s the harm? Gravy Analytics has been sued yet again for allegedly failing to safeguard its vast stores of personal data, which are now feared stolen. And by personal data we mean information including

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Google quietly edits Super Bowl ad to cut glaring error by Gemini AI about Gouda cheese

Google quietly edits Super Bowl ad to cut glaring error by Gemini AI about Gouda cheese 2025-02-06 at 23:23 By Ariel Zilber Ad sparked unexpected controversy when it errantly claimed that Gouda accounts for “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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Google retracts promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance — prompting employee backlash: ‘Are we the baddies?’

Google retracts promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance — prompting employee backlash: ‘Are we the baddies?’ 2025-02-06 at 22:45 By Ariel Zilber Google did not explicitly acknowledge the removal of its AI weaponry ban in its official communications. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

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Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access

Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access 2025-02-06 at 22:45 By Brandon Vigliarolo and Jessica Lyons Lawsuit: ‘Scale of intrusion into individuals’ privacy is massive and unprecedented’ Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has had its access to US Treasury payment systems restricted – at least temporarily – following a lawsuit

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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices

House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices 2025-02-06 at 22:16 By Associated Press A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices. The post House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices appeared

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Will the UK’s Ransomware Proposal Work? Trustwave Weighs in on the Potential Impact

Will the UK’s Ransomware Proposal Work? Trustwave Weighs in on the Potential Impact 2025-02-06 at 22:03 By The recent UK Home Office proposal designed to hinder and disrupt ransomware operations through several proposed measures, including a targeted ban on ransomware payments, has again brought this question into the public square. The question of whether to pay a

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Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE

Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE 2025-02-06 at 20:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know Elected officials are demanding answers as to whether the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are hamstringing US national security.…

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1,000 Apps Used in Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Users in India

1,000 Apps Used in Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Users in India 2025-02-06 at 20:34 By Ionut Arghire Zimperium warns that threat actors have stolen the information of tens of thousands of Android users in India using over 1,000 malicious applications. The post 1,000 Apps Used in Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Users in India appeared first

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Crypto-Stealing Wallets Make Their Way Into the App Stores

Crypto-Stealing Wallets Make Their Way Into the App Stores 2025-02-06 at 19:19 View original post at vpnMentor Malicious apps designed to steal cryptocurrency have made their way into Apple’s App Store and Google Play, marking the first known case of such malware successfully bypassing Apple’s strict security review process. According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which

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Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking

Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking 2025-02-06 at 17:36 By Bogus websites advertising Google Chrome have been used to distribute malicious installers for a remote access trojan called ValleyRAT. The malware, first detected in 2023, is attributed to a threat actor tracked as Silver Fox, with prior attack campaigns primarily targeting

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