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Cloudflare reveals Thanksgiving breach by 'sophisticated actor'
Cloudflare revealed on Thursday its global network was infiltrated by a sophisticated threat actor, discovered by IT teams on Thanksgiving day last year.
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Federal contractor suffers data breach
Sirius Federal, a subsidiary of tech services giant CDW-G, has been hacked. THe attackers behind the breach accessed thousands of people’s sensitive details, including medical records.
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Medical device maker Exactech breached
Exactech, a global medical device company specializing in implants and surgical instruments has admitted to suffering a data breach that may have exposed people’s personal information.
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Taylor Swift debacle spurs tech world and US lawmakers into action
Since the fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift went viral on social media, Microsoft has fixed its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool and US lawmakers have proposed new regulation.
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Meta, TikTok, X CEOs face query over surge in child exploitation
Meta, X, and TikTok CEOs face tough questions on their efforts to combat online child sexual exploitation at a US Senate hearing on Wednesday as new reports say the number of AI-generated child abuse images has multiplied by the thousands.
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Mercedes source code exposed via GitHub token leak
The leaked GitHub token gave unrestricted access to the carmaker’s source code, exposing intellectual property passwords and cloud access keys.
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Google TV users lash out at home screen ad invasion
Google TV, one of the most popular streaming platforms, is serving full-screen auto-playing ads offering… chicken wraps. And judging by the reaction of users on Reddit to this development, it may not be popular for much longer.
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Robot reported in hit-and-run incident
A food delivery robot that allegedly crashed into a car and fled the crime scene was reported to the police in Finland.
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Europcar dismisses data leak claims as AI fake
The global car rental service has rebuffed data breach claims, saying the Europcar data supposedly posted online could have been generated using ChatGPT.
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Microsoft engineer: I warned them about OpenAI, but they silenced me
Microsoft’s lead engineer has reached out to state authorities after the tech giant allegedly impeded his attempts to publicly raise concerns about the safety of OpenAI’s image generator DALL-E 3.
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Musk can’t keep $55BN Tesla pay package, judge rules
A Delaware judge ruled Tuesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will not get the $55 billion compensation package approved by Tesla’s Board of Directors.
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Suspect in Movie2k case transfers €2 Billion in Bitcoin to Saxony police
The suspected operator of Movie2k.to, a pirated content streaming platform, just renounced a fortune. German police have seized the largest-ever quantity of bitcoins, almost 50,000, worth €2 billion.
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US disables hacking network targeting critical infrastructure
The US launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials and one person familiar with the matter.
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Breach of watchmaker Timex exposes thousands
Attackers breached the US watch manufacturer Timex Group’s environment and may have stolen personal details, including Social Security numbers.
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Under pressure from EU, Amazon cancels deal to buy iRobot
Amazon has announced it would not be going ahead with the previously agreed purchase of iRobot, citing objections from the European Union.
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Users notice OpenAI secretly pushing new update
OpenAI silently introduced a new custom GPT feature over the weekend.
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Researchers simulate AI-assisted biological attack, uncover new risks
As little as $100,000 will give a threat actor access to a laboratory capable of resurrecting dangerous viruses similar to smallpox. Until now, the knowledge gap has been a safeguard. But AI may change that.
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Report: election wave will bring tsunami of internet shutdowns
Elections have a history of triggering increased internet restrictions in some countries. With citizens voting in 90 countries this year, this is bound to happen again, a new report says.
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Italy watchdog says OpenAI's ChatGPT breaches privacy rules
Italy's privacy watchdog announced on Monday that it has informed OpenAI about concerns regarding ChatGPT, stating that it violates data protection regulations.
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FTC and DOJ tell firms: find ways not to delete internal chats
Having faced trouble in their Google and Amazon antitrust lawsuits, US federal regulators have now officially warned companies not to delete chats and preserve conversations even in ephemeral messaging platforms.
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