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US Considers Action Against Russian-based Kaspersky Lab
US Considers Action Against Russian-based Kaspersky Lab
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US Department of Commerce is currently considering taking action against the Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab. Reuters has also reached out for additional comment. The Biden admin...
Microsoft Faces a $3 Million Fine for Selling Software to Russia
Microsoft Faces a $3 Million Fine for Selling Software to Russia
Microsoft, the massive tech company, sold software to sanctioned countries, including Russia, Cuba, Syria, and Iran, from 2012 to 2019. In response, the U.S. Government has levied a roughly $3 million fine on Microsoft. While t...
YouTuber Outsmarts AI: Generates Windows 95 Keys with ChatGPT
YouTuber Outsmarts AI: Generates Windows 95 Keys with ChatGPT
A YouTuber has found a way to trick ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot, into providing working Windows 95 keys. The video posted by the YouTuber Enderman shows how he successfully generated a set of 30 strings in the format of a Wind...
Hacker Arrested After Bragging Online
Hacker Arrested After Bragging Online
The Spanish Police arrested José Luis Huertas after an investigation found the obvious tracks he left along the internet. The hacker is infamous for breaching a database owned by Punto Neutro of the General Council of the Judiciar...
IRS-Authorized Tax Service eFile Contains Malicious Link
IRS-Authorized Tax Service eFile Contains Malicious Link
While filing your taxes online can help make the whole process a lot easier, a threat actor has been using eFile, an IRS-authorized tax service, to trick users into downloading malware onto their devices. Security researchers d...
Malicious Keylogger Malware Made Using ChatGPT
Malicious Keylogger Malware Made Using ChatGPT
A keylogger recently carried out malicious attacks using ChatGPT in what has been a growing trend of cybercriminals taking advantage of the sophisticated AI tool. The keylogger, dubbed BlackMamba, was made by Jeff Sims at the H...
US Seeks to Return $112 Million in Stolen Crypto
US Seeks to Return $112 Million in Stolen Crypto
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has reportedly seized about $112 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen through various “cryptocurrency confidence scams.” It recovered the funds from six different accounts. Confidence scams tra...
Avast Fined €13.7 Million for Illegally Selling Customers' Data
Avast Fined €13.7 Million for Illegally Selling Customers' Data
Avast, a multinational cybersecurity and antivirus company, has been fined approximately €13.7 million by the Czech Republic's data protection authority for illegally processing its customers' data, including the sale of browsing...
Mullvad VPN, Tor Create Security-Focused Browser
Mullvad VPN, Tor Create Security-Focused Browser
Mullvad VPN recently teamed up with the Tor Project to release a new free web browser that focuses on enhancing users' privacy and security. The developers behind the Tor Project, who designed the Tor anonymity project and have...
ChatGPT Blocked in Italy Over Data Protection Concerns
ChatGPT Blocked in Italy Over Data Protection Concerns
Advanced chatbot ChatGPT, created by OpenAI and backed by Microsoft, has been banned in Italy over privacy concerns. The Italian data protection authority suspects OpenAI of breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...