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Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 chat apps with Push Protocol’s Harsh Rajat

Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 chat apps with Push Protocol’s Harsh Rajat 01/12/2023 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Elisha Owusu Akyaw Harsh Rajat, founder and project lead of Push Protocol, explains the surge in the development of Web3 chat applications on the latest episode of Hashing It Out. This article is an excerpt […]

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Meta’s “Consent Or Pay” Model Challenged In EU

Meta’s “Consent Or Pay” Model Challenged In EU 30/11/2023 at 15:33 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor A group of European consumer groups has filed a complaint against Meta over its paid-for ad-free subscription service, saying it breaches EU consumer laws. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source

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Israeli Hostages’ Family Members Are Being Threatened By Suspicious Texts

Israeli Hostages’ Family Members Are Being Threatened By Suspicious Texts 29/11/2023 at 15:17 By Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes Staff Unknown senders are weaponizing text, WhatsApp and Facebook messages to try to harass or manipulate the families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original

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X restricts Changpeng Zhao’s account after name change removes ‘Binance’

X restricts Changpeng Zhao’s account after name change removes ‘Binance’ 23/11/2023 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph By Turner Wright The former Binance CEO speculated X’s bot detection algorithm “needs some work” after the platform implied he “potentially violated the X Rules” by changing his profile name. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Crypto exchange Bullish buys 100% stake in crypto media site CoinDesk: Report

Crypto exchange Bullish buys 100% stake in crypto media site CoinDesk: Report 20/11/2023 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha CoinDesk was owned by the Digital Currency Group, which acquired the media company in 2016 for $50 million. It’s new owner is headed by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley. This article is

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Omegle Was ‘The Perfect Storm’ For Child Abuse Problems. Now It’s Dead

Omegle Was ‘The Perfect Storm’ For Child Abuse Problems. Now It’s Dead 10/11/2023 at 22:47 By Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff It did so for more than a decade, drawing scores of lawsuits over alleged child grooming on the app. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source

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UK Regulator Lays Out Draft Rules On Illegal Content

UK Regulator Lays Out Draft Rules On Illegal Content 09/11/2023 at 16:32 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor Following formal approval of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, regulator Ofcom has published its first draft codes of practice on how the provisions of the bill should be … This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity

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Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 social media, and is Friend.tech a security?

Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 social media, and is Friend.tech a security? 26/10/2023 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph By Elisha Owusu Akyaw CyberConnect co-founder Ryan Li believes that creators who want their content to live forever will ditch Web2 social media platforms for Web3 alternatives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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On TikTok, White Supremacist ‘Active Club’ Recruitment Videos May Have Reached Millions

On TikTok, White Supremacist ‘Active Club’ Recruitment Videos May Have Reached Millions 17/10/2023 at 23:17 By Emily Baker-White, Forbes Staff The videos juxtapose traditional fitness and martial arts imagery with white supremacist flags, symbols, and messages. TikTok is now rushing to remove them. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source

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Fearing Hamas Execution Videos, Schools Urge Families To Delete TikTok And Instagram

Fearing Hamas Execution Videos, Schools Urge Families To Delete TikTok And Instagram 11/10/2023 at 13:32 By Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes Staff Schools are encouraging parents to have their kids delete social media, anticipating Hamas will use the apps to broadcast the terrorists’ gruesome killing of hostages. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity

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EU Gives Musk Ultimatum Over Israel-Hamas Disinformation On X

EU Gives Musk Ultimatum Over Israel-Hamas Disinformation On X 11/10/2023 at 12:02 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor The EU has warned Elon Musk in no uncertain terms that he needs to deal with alleged disinformation on X about the Hamas attack on Israel. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source

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$2.7 billion lost to social media scams since 2021

$2.7 billion lost to social media scams since 2021 09/10/2023 at 13:47 By Help Net Security Scams originating on social media have accounted for $2.7 billion in reported losses since 2021, more than any other contact method, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Social media gives scammers an edge in several ways. They can easily

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Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit

Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit 08/10/2023 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph By Brian Quarmby Stars Arena was hacked for roughly $3 million worth of AVAX tokens, with the hacker reportedly sending the funds to the Fixed Float crypto exchange. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Snapchat warned by UK data watchdog over AI chatbot risks

Snapchat warned by UK data watchdog over AI chatbot risks 06/10/2023 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis Snapchat received a warning from the U.K. data watchdog regarding its AI chatbot “My AI” for potentially failing to identify and address its privacy risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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SocialFi app Stars Arena dispels ‘coordinated FUD’ after patching ‘noob’ vulnerability

SocialFi app Stars Arena dispels ‘coordinated FUD’ after patching ‘noob’ vulnerability 06/10/2023 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph By Tom Mitchelhill A fault in the Stars Arena price function allowed hackers to escape with roughly $2,000, however the vulnerability has since been patched. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Friend​.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports

Friend​.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports 05/10/2023 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis Friend.tech has enabled features for users to add and remove login methods on personal accounts after SIM swaps gave hackers access to personal user information. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime

LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime 05/10/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ evolving attack methodologies designed to breach traditional perimeter security, including secure email gateways, according to Egress. “Without a doubt chatbots or large language models (LLM) lower the barrier for entry to cybercrime, making it possible to create well-written

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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn releases AI-powered assistant for job recruiters

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn releases AI-powered assistant for job recruiters 04/10/2023 at 17:05 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis LinkedIn plans to pilot a new AI-powered assistant aimed at recruiters searching for job candidates and will also release an AI educational assistant in its learning section. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Tom Hanks, MrBeast and other celebrities warn over AI deep fake scams

Tom Hanks, MrBeast and other celebrities warn over AI deep fake scams 03/10/2023 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis Instances of celebrities and public figures continue to surface regarding AI deep fakes with their likeness circulating around the web promoting scams or products. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETH

Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETH 02/10/2023 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha The decentralized social media platform has continued to thrive since it launched in the second week of August and has hit multiple new highs despite critics predicting its downfall. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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