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Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign

Enlarge / DNS hijacking concept. Researchers have uncovered a malicious Android app that can tamper with the wireless router the…

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Amazon is discontinuing its AmazonSmile charity program next month

Enlarge (credit: Getty) Amazon’s business practices and footprint have received plenty of criticism over the years. From its misleading products…

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1923 cartoon predicts 2023’s AI art generators

Enlarge / Excerpt of a 1923 cartoon that predicted a “cartoon dynamo” and “idea dynamo” that could create cartoon art…

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Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested the founder of Bitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange they said has been…

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Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, blames decelerated customer spending

Enlarge (credit: Getty) Microsoft is laying off about 10,000 employees by the end of Q3 of its 2023 fiscal year,…

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More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 4,400 Internet-exposed servers are running versions of the Sophos Firewall that’s vulnerable to a…

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More malicious packages posted to online repository. This time it’s PyPI

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered yet another supply chain attack targeting an open source code repository, showing that…

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Artists file class-action lawsuit against AI image generator companies

Enlarge / A computer-generated gavel hovers over a laptop. (credit: Getty Images) Some artists have begun waging a legal fight…

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ChatGPT has investors drooling, but can it bring home the bacon?

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When ChatGPT—the ingenious, garrulous, and occasionally unhinged chatbot from OpenAI—was asked this week how much the…

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An aviation expert explains how the FAA’s critical NOTAM safety system works

Enlarge / An air traffic control tower is seen at JFK airport on January 11 in New York City. (credit:…

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