Economy

August 29, 2024
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Commercial spyware vendor exploits used by Kremlin-backed hackers, Google says

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Critics of spyware and exploit sellers have long warned that the advanced hacking sold by commercial…
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August 28, 2024
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Unpatchable 0-day in surveillance cam is being exploited to install Mirai

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malicious hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used security camera to spread Mirai,…
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August 28, 2024
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A long, weird FOSS circle ends as Microsoft donates Mono to Wine project

Enlarge / Does Mono fit between the Chilean cab sav and Argentinian malbec, or is it more of an orange,…
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August 28, 2024
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New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Tuesday, researchers from Google and Tel Aviv University unveiled GameNGen, a new…
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August 27, 2024
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“Exploitative” IT firm has been delaying 2,000 recruits’ onboarding for years

Enlarge (credit: Getty) Indian IT firm Infosys has been accused of being “exploitative” after allegedly sending job offers to thousands…
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August 27, 2024
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Debate over “open source AI” term brings new push to formalize definition

Enlarge / A man peers over a glass partition, seeking transparency. (credit: Image Source via Getty Images) The Open Source…
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August 27, 2024
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Hackers infect ISPs with malware that steals customers’ credentials

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malicious hackers likely working on behalf of the Chinese government have been exploiting a high-severity zero-day…
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August 26, 2024
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Hobbyists discover how to insert custom fonts into AI-generated images

Enlarge / An AI-generated example of the Cyberpunk 2077 LoRA, rendered with Flux dev. Last week, a hobbyist experimenting with…
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August 23, 2024
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Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique

Enlarge (credit: d3sign) Newly discovered Android malware steals payment card data using an infected device’s NFC reader and relays it…
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August 21, 2024
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Novel technique allows malicious apps to escape iOS and Android guardrails

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Phishers are using a novel technique to trick iOS and Android users into installing malicious apps…
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