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‘AI-written history’ of Maui wildfire becomes Amazon bestseller, fuels conspiracies 18/08/2023 at 05:17 By Katyanna Quach Bizarrely, Bezos’s bookshop is also promoting a book about the book A book that purports to recount the history of this month’s deadly Maui wildfire has become a bestseller on Amazon, despite reviewers panning the work because its prose

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YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn’t do that 18/08/2023 at 04:32 By Thomas Claburn Web giant comes out swinging, says allegations ‘without merit’ YouTube has allegedly been tracking children online and targeting them with personalized ads, potentially in violation of its agreement with the FTC and of the US Children’s

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Add ‘writing malware’ to the list of things generative AI is not very good at doing 18/08/2023 at 03:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle But it may help with fuzzing Analysis  Despite the hype around criminals using ChatGPT and various other large language models to ease the chore of writing malware, it seems this generative AI

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Don’t just patch your Citrix gear, check for intrusion: Two bugs exploited in wild 18/08/2023 at 01:02 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle About 2,000 NetScaler installations feared compromised as CISA raises alarm over ShareFile Miscreants are actively exploiting critical bugs in two of Citrix’s products, both of which the business IT player fixed earlier this summer.…

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Tesla knew Autopilot’s limitations killed a driver – but didn’t fix it, engineers claim 18/08/2023 at 00:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo This software couldn’t handle cross traffic, court told Tesla’s Autopilot engineers have claimed the automaker’s leadership not only knew the software was unable to detect and respond to cross traffic, it did nothing to fix

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Microsoft to shutter Xbox 360 Store next summer 17/08/2023 at 23:33 By Tobias Mann Don’t worry, your games are safe … for now Microsoft revealed Thursday it will shutter its Xbox 360 Store next summer, nearly two decades after the console hit the market. That will leave the IT giant catering for its current-gen Xbox

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Cost of gallium goes up after Chinese export restrictions land 17/08/2023 at 22:36 By Dan Robinson Measures needed to protect ‘national interest,’ says Beijing. Rubbish, it’s retaliation, scoff critics The price of gallium is said to have hit a 10-month high following export restrictions from China, which kicked in at the beginning of August in

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US Space Force finally creates targeting unit – better late than never, right? 17/08/2023 at 21:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo No rush on this seemingly vital component of defense, guys It’s taken a few years, but the US Space Force finally has a unit dedicated to target analysis, development, and engagement.… This article is an excerpt

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NoFilter Attack: Sneaky Privilege Escalation Method Bypasses Windows Security 17/08/2023 at 20:18 By A previously undetected attack method called NoFilter has been found to abuse the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) to achieve privilege escalation in the Windows operating system. “If an attacker has the ability to execute code with admin privilege and the target is to perform LSASS

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Stalking victims sue Tile and Amazon for negligence over tracking tech 17/08/2023 at 19:47 By Jude Karabus Plaintiffs say recent partnership has ‘magnified’ danger and allege bypass of anti-stalking feature is allowed A lawsuit filed this week alleges the integration between Amazon location-tracking network Sidewalk and Tile’s trackers and apps has “magnified” the danger posed

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China-Linked Bronze Starlight Group Targeting Gambling Sector with Cobalt Strike Beacons 17/08/2023 at 19:17 By An ongoing cyber attack campaign originating from China is targeting the Southeast Asian gambling sector to deploy Cobalt Strike beacons on compromised systems.  Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said the tactics, techniques, and procedures point to the involvement of a threat actor

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White House holds roundtable on data protection 17/08/2023 at 19:02 By Participants at a White House roundtable shared insights and concerns about the harms and risks of companies sharing and selling consumer data. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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