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Since Google bought Android 2005, its sole responsibility has been to provide the best user experience and ensure security for its users. Google Play Protect was installed on every Android device to ensure every application was secure. Google stated that they had prevented around 1.43 million policy-violating applications from publishing on the …
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May, 2023
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2 May
Android phone chip provider was secretly collecting user data
A multinational Qualcomm corporation that manufactures wireless telecommunications hardware has allegedly been secretly collecting private user data. Chips made by Qualcomm are used in around a third of all Android devices, including Samsung and also Apple smartphones. Qualcomm’s technology is used in various mobile devices, including smartphones, wearables, as well …
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April, 2023
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30 April
Hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
Unknown hackers are breaking into the accounts of people who have AT&T email addresses, and using that access to then hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange’s accounts and steal their crypto, TechCrunch has learned. At the beginning of the month, an anonymous source told TechCrunch that a gang of cybercriminals have …
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30 April
Israel: hackers leak thousands of personal details as Netanyahu’s Facebook account targeted
The Facebook account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hacked into on Wednesday evening, and the identities and names of tens of thousands of Israelis were leaked, following another cyber-attack targeting the country’s Atid group. The cyber-attack came as Israel celebrates its Independence Day. The hackers broadcast audio content …
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29 April
OpenAI: ChatGPT Back in Italy After Meeting Watchdog Demands
ChatGPT’s maker said Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands of regulators who temporarily blocked it over privacy concerns. OpenAI said it fulfilled a raft of conditions that the Italian data protection authority wanted satisfied by an April 30 deadline to have …
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29 April
AI for security. Now we need security for AI
After the release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLMs) have become the number one topic of discussion for cybersecurity practitioners, vendors and investors alike. This is no surprise; as Marc Andreessen noted a decade ago, software is eating the world, and AI is …
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28 April
EU draft bill sets copyright requirements for AI models like ChatGPT
A new draft of European Union legislation proposes that developers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT must disclose copyrighted material used in building their systems. Members of the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement on the EU’s AI Act, with new provisions added that will require generative AI …
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28 April
Daily Cybersecurity Update, April-28, 2023
It’s almost never a good sign when you see an announcement stating, “We are currently experiencing some computer system issues.” It is most definitely, probably, a cyberattack. Such is the case of a South Carolina county that got hit by a ransomware attack. South Korean institutions are in peril as …
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28 April
5 most dangerous new attack techniques
Cyber experts from the SANS Institute have revealed the five most dangerous new attack techniques being used by attackers including cyber criminals and nation-state actors. They were presented in a session at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where a panel of SANS analysts explored emerging Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures …
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28 April
SANS Reveals Top 5 Most Dangerous Cyberattacks for 2023
Expert instructors from the SANS Institute here yesterday detailed what they cite as the most dangerous forms of cyberattacks for 2023. Some of the key themes bubbling to the surface included the intersection of AI with attack patterns and the ways that attackers are taking advantage of highly flexible development …
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