Security, Spoken

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Panasonic Warns That Internet-of-Things Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating Aug 11, 2023

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The legacy electronics manufacturer is creating IoT honeypots with its products to catch real-world threats and patch vulnerabilities in-house.

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New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips Aug 10, 2023

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The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys.

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Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones Aug 09, 2023

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Cybercriminals are touting large language models that could help them with phishing or creating malware. But the AI chatbots could just be their own kind of scam.

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How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS Aug 08, 2023

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Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in.

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Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform Aug 07, 2023

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Flaws in the Points.com platform, which is used to manage dozens of major travel rewards programs, exposed user data—and could have let an attacker snag some extra perks.

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Norway Took On Meta’s Surveillance Ads and Won Aug 04, 2023

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Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads. Then a Norwegian regulator threatened fines of $100,000 per day.

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It’s Getting Harder for the Government to Secretly Flag Your Social Posts Aug 03, 2023

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Social apps prioritize content moderation tips from governments and online watchdogs. A US court ruling and a new EU law could restrict the practice, but they still leave loopholes.

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A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It Aug 02, 2023

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Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.

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It's Hot Zero-Day Summer for Apple, Google, and Microsoft Security Fixes Aug 01, 2023

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Plus: Mozilla fixes two high-severity bugs in Firefox, Citrix fixes a flaw that was used to attack a US-based critical infrastructure organization, and Oracle patches over 500 vulnerabilities.

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US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole' Jul 31, 2023

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The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers.

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