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Do You Know What’s in That Browser Extension?

Browser extensions are a great way to enhance your internet browser's capabilities. Usually, they add one really good feature to your internet experience, since the developer of the extension can spend all their resources on that one feature. It fills...

April 9, 2024

AI Poses Risk to U.K. Elections

We've discussed before how experts worry artificial intelligence and the technology that comes with it poses a potential risk to elections here in the U.S. But we are not alone in these concerns: Other countries are also worried about how...

April 9, 2024

New macOS Malware Tricks Users Into Enabling It

For years, the common assumption has been that macOS has far fewer viruses than Windows. While the chances for infection on a Mac are indeed less than on a PC, that doesn't mean Mac-based malware doesn't exist. In fact, there's...

April 1, 2024

AT&T Data Breach Affects Over 70 Million Customers

Over the weekend, AT&T disclosed it suffered a major data breach. The company says that 7.6 million current AT&T customers and 65.4 million former customers had data exposed in the event, and will be contacting those affected by email or...

April 1, 2024

The US and UK Accuse China of Spying on Millions of Citizens

Officials from the US and UK accused the Chinese government of an extensive cyberespionage scheme that targeted millions of people, ranging from lawmakers, academic, journalists, and companies. Both countries filed charged and imposed sanctions on Beijing in retaliation. The list...

March 26, 2024

How SEO Poisoning Can Threaten Your Business

When you want to look something up on the internet, you turn to a search engine, like Google or Bing. However, not all links are relevant, or even legitimate. Bad actors are devising ways to trick you into clicking on...

March 26, 2024

Unprompted MFA Codes Are Bad News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most powerful tools in your cybersecurity arsenal. When enabled, MFA can prevent bad actors from breaking into your accounts, even when they have your username and password in hand. Because MFA is so...

March 19, 2024

Is ChatGPT a Security Threat?

ChatGPT took the world by storm, and for good reason: The generative AI chatbot is capable of many feats, and continues to improve as more and more people test out how artificial intelligence can improve their productivity. However, new research...

March 18, 2024

Microsoft Has a Russian Hacker Problem

You read that right: Microsoft can't seem to shake its Russian hackers. The company said Friday it was still attempting to remove the "elite" Russian government hackers that breached the email accounts of senior executives back in November. Worse yet,...

March 12, 2024

US DoJ Arrests Former Google Engineer for AI Tech Theft

As reported by The Hacker News, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted a Chinese national and resident of California. The 38-year-old's charge? Allegedly stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly employed at two different Chinese-based tech companies....

March 12, 2024