Convincing Google Impersonation Opens Door to MiTM, Phishing
Using homographic characters is an easy way to execute a convincing fake site.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
WhatsApp may let you set a self-destruct timer on private messages
Your WhatsApp conversations may soon become a little more ephemeral. A recent Beta of the app introduced to the Google Play Store suggests WhatsApp will allow you to set a timer on messages to delete themselves in private chats, as reported by WABetaInfo. While we reported on this feature back in October, it originally only…
Convincing Google Impersonation Opens Door to MiTM, Phishing
Using homographic characters is an easy way to execute a convincing fake site.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Dyson just supersized its excellent V11 vacuum for larger spaces
Cordless vacuums make cleaning your home more convenient, especially if you’re short on storage space. But they come with obvious compromises: there’s only so much power, battery, and capacity you can fit in a handheld vacuum, which can especially become an issue in homes with larger spaces. At least, that’s usually the case. If you…
Microsoft Edge Shares Privacy-Busting Telemetry, Research Alleges
An academic study found Microsoft’s Edge browser to be the least private, due to it sending device identifiers and web browsing pages to back-end servers.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
OpenAI CEO offers funding for startups tackling coronavirus
As stock markets continue to tank globally, startup founders raising money are starting to worry. A notable exception is those with services related to coronavirus, who are enjoying a surge in demand and new investment opportunities. Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI, created another financial stream yesterday by offering to fund…
Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 Million
Europol, along with the Spanish and the Romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people’s phone numbers via SIM swapping attacks. The law enforcement agencies arrested 12 and 14 people in Spain and Romania, respectively, as part of a joint operation against…
Microsoft launches a coronavirus tracker dashboard on Bing
As the world grapples with the continuous spread of coronavirus, more companies are making tools to keep people informed about the pandemic. Earlier today, Microsoft rolled out a new live dashboard to track the COVID-19 outbreak. The company said it’s aggregating data for the dashboard from trusted sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Health…
We should treat AI like our own children — so it won’t kill us
Are you ready for Skynet? How about the Holodeck-meets-Skynet universe of Westworld (returning March 15 to HBO)? What about synths destroying the colonies of Mars as seen in Picard? With so much fiction bleeding apocalyptic images of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong, we’ll take a look at some possible scenarios of what could actually happen in the rise…
We should treat AI like our own children — so it won’t kill us
Are you ready for Skynet? How about the Holodeck-meets-Skynet universe of Westworld (returning March 15 to HBO)? What about synths destroying the colonies of Mars as seen in Picard? With so much fiction bleeding apocalyptic images of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong, we’ll take a look at some possible scenarios of what could actually happen in the rise…
