You might have noticed recently an interesting trend on social media: More and more people are sharing portraits of themselves “painted” by AI. This AI art is generated by software to make fantastical portraits in seconds. But while the technology and its results are cool, there are concerns over it privacy and security implications. The most popular app for AI …

In software, security vulnerabilities are inevitable. It isn’t about preventing them outright with perfect code. Rather, the challenge is discovering vulnerabilities and patching them before bad actors take advantage of them. Google has been working overtime to fight against security vulnerabilities with Chrome this year, as the company just issued a patch for the browser’s ninth zero-day. The patch comes …

TikTok is no stranger to controversy, particularly from a cybersecurity perspective. The app has come under fire many times in the past as a data mining tool for the Chinese government, including an allegation the company had plans to spy on a US citizen. Now, the FBI is expressing its deep concerns with the social media app. As reported by …

It can be difficult these days to quickly identify whether a message is spam or not. Sure, some are dead giveaways: Emails that get your name wrong; texts riddled with typos and grammatical mistakes; calls from services you don’t subscribe to. However, others are more sophisticated, copying legitimate design cues to trick users into thinking their alerts and websites are …

Facebook isn’t known for its privacy standards. In fact, it’s known for the opposite. Facebook takes and sells user data as a business model, and that isn’t news to anyone. However, its parent company, Meta, is looking out for the community in some way. Its researchers discovered over 400 apps stole Facebook login data from users. Are you among them? …