Google log-in prompts on Android add new layer of security
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority An extra step has been added to the verification process when using Google prompts. After tapping on “Yes, it’s me,” you’ll be asked for…
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority An extra step has been added to the verification process when using Google prompts. After tapping on “Yes, it’s me,” you’ll be asked for…
Insurance giant Globe Life revealed that its investigation into a 2024 data breach may have affected more customers than previously thought. Source
A popular Bloodborne framerate mod is no longer available thanks to a DMCA takedown request from Sony. Australia-based Twitch streamer Lance McDonald first developed the mod back in 2020 before…
One of F5’s current office locations in Liberty Lake, Wash., in Spokane County. (F5 Photo) F5 is consolidating its office footprint in the Spokane, Wash., area, with plans to bring…
In one security firm's test, the chatbot alluded to using OpenAI's training data. Source
Italy, Taiwan, and others are already raising security concerns over the Chinese AI model and issuing bans. Source
Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one. Source
Scaredy Cats The release of DeepSeek's low-cost R1 model has precipitated an existential crisis in Silicon Valley, whose executives are now begging the government to protect their AI companies from…
WhatsApp has claimed that some users were “possibly compromised” by spyware, . The Meta-owned messaging app went on to allege that nearly 100 journalists and activists were targeted in the…
WhatsApp says it disrupted a spyware campaign last month that targeted journalists and civil society members, according to reports from The Guardian and Reuters. The campaign originated from an Israeli…
Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority An investigation has found DeepSeek to be woefully insecure. Within minutes, researchers were able to find a publicly accessible database linked to the company…
Google says it blocked 2.36 million malicious Android apps from the Play Store in 2024Hundreds of thousands of developer accounts were banned, tooGoogle says AI help was behind it blocking…
Italy has become the first country to ban DeepSeek as concerns about the AI tool's data privacy practices grow. Source
Fake VPNs could be no more as Google introduces "verified" badges for VPN apps on its Play Store. Source
Email Empowerment Turns out that putting underqualified kids in charge of the federal government's HR agency wasn't the smartest move. Last night, an exploit in the Office of Personnel Management's…
The messaging app claims to have linked the attacks to Paragon Solutions. Source
German police and international partners complete Operation TalentThe operation saw two forums seized, two individuals arrested, and plenty of money confiscatedCracked and Nulled were allegedly the go-to places for facilitating…
Remember the plot to the 1984 sci-fi blockbuster "The Terminator"? "There was a nuclear war," a character explains. "Defense network computers. New... powerful... hooked into everything, trusted to run it all.…
Security researchers find unprotected database belonging to AngelSenseCompany builds GPS tracking devices for persons with disabilitiesThe database contained names, GPS data, and more A GPS tracking gear manufacturer was reportedly…
Cognitive shuffling is the latest trending sleep hack on TikTok. Here's how to try it tonight as an easy bedtime hack. Source