Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap
Apple says it will no longer ditch using its icloud.com domain for hiding people’s email addresses.
Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap Read More »
Security
Auto Added by WPeMatico
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more
WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more Read More »
The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants
Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight.
The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants Read More »
Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face
Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabama’s Attorney General announced an investigation into the incident.
Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face Read More »
Iran-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days
A cyber attack shut down a small British power plant for four days in July. Hackers affiliated with the Iranian regime were responsible, according to the Telegraph. Tony Diver, Rozina Sabur and Matt Oliver broke the story on Saturday. It is thought to be the first time hackers linked to Tehran have closed such a […]
This story continues at The Next Web
Iran-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days Read More »
His headphones kept cutting out, so he read the AliExpress code
A developer worked out why his Bluetooth headphones kept dropping his music, and the answer was on the AliExpress homepage. The Register reported the story on Monday, drawing on the developer’s own account and a follow-up from a Firefox engineer. Connor Jones, who wrote it up for The Register, records that the site has asked […]
This story continues at The Next Web
His headphones kept cutting out, so he read the AliExpress code Read More »
Apollo blames social engineering for a four-day breach in July
Apollo Global Management has told people that hackers reached their names, dates of birth, contact details, home addresses and Social Security numbers. The private equity firm set out the incident in a notification letter dated 21 August and posted on the California attorney general’s website. The letter opens the account of what happened with a […]
This story continues at The Next Web
Apollo blames social engineering for a four-day breach in July Read More »
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model
A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model Read More »
Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments
Plus: Apple sends out an “unprecedented” number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber and drone attacks, and more.
Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments Read More »
Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
The private equity giant confirms a breach, weeks after Google researchers said hackers were targeting financial companies.