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A password manager LastPass calls “fraudulent” booted from App Store

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As Apple has stepped up its promotion of its App Store as a safer and more trustworthy source of apps, its operators scrambled Thursday to correct a major threat…

Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

Enlarge Linux developers are in the process of patching a high-severity vulnerability that, in certain cases, allows the installation of malware that runs at the firmware level, giving infections access to the deepest…

As if 2 Ivanti vulnerabilities under exploit weren’t bad enough, now there are 3

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Mass exploitation began over the weekend for yet another critical vulnerability in widely used VPN software sold by Ivanti, as hackers already targeting two previous vulnerabilities diversified, researchers said…

Meta will label AI-generated content from OpenAI and Google on Facebook, Instagram

Enlarge (credit: Meta / Getty Images) On Tuesday, Meta announced its plan to start labeling AI-generated images from other companies like OpenAI and Google, as reported by Reuters. The move aims to enhance…

Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Sunday, a report from the South China Morning Post revealed a significant financial loss suffered by a multinational company's Hong Kong office, amounting to HK$200…

Microsoft in deal with Semafor to create news stories with aid of AI chatbot

Enlarge / Cube with Microsoft logo on top of their office building on 8th Avenue and 42nd Street near Times Square in New York City. (credit: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)…

Agencies using vulnerable Ivanti products have until Saturday to disconnect them

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal civilian agencies have until midnight Saturday morning to sever all network connections to Ivanti VPN software, which is currently under mass exploitation by multiple threat groups. The US…

A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.

Enlarge (credit: WIRED staff/Getty Images) Hacker-for-hire firms like NSO Group and Hacking Team have become notorious for enabling their customers to spy on vulnerable members of civil society. But as far back as…

Chinese malware removed from SOHO routers after FBI issues covert commands

Enlarge / A Wi-Fi router. (credit: Getty Images | deepblue4you) The US Justice Department said Wednesday that the FBI surreptitiously sent commands to hundreds of infected small office and home office routers to…

ChatGPT’s new @-mentions bring multiple personalities into your AI convo

Enlarge / With so many choices, selecting the perfect GPT can be confusing. (credit: Getty Images) On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new feature in ChatGPT that allows users to pull custom personalities called…