A team of four Google engineers is working on a new project called the Web Environment Integrity API, which will allow sites to block client applications that change their code. In addition to the obvious security benefits, the new API will actually allow Google and site operators to effectively deal with ad blockers. As you… Continue reading Google Is Working on an Information Security Project Called Web Integrity API
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Snappy Tool Helps Avoid Fraudulent Wi-Fi Hotspots
Trustwave has created a Snappy tool that will make it easy to determine if the Wi-Fi network is fake or fraudulent. The utility particularly checks whether the network spoofs the MAC address and SSID. The solution is available for free downloading on the company’s GitHub repository. For years, security experts have been warning about the… Continue reading Snappy Tool Helps Avoid Fraudulent Wi-Fi Hotspots
LastPass Users Can’t Login to App after Resetting MFA
Since May 2023, users of the LastPass password manager have been experiencing severe login issues after resetting their MFA. It all started when people were asked to reset multi-factor authentication (MFA) applications. The fact is that users are required to re-login to their LastPass account and reset the MFA after the company was hacked at… Continue reading LastPass Users Can’t Login to App after Resetting MFA
BatCloak’s New Obfuscation Engine Outperforms 80% of Antiviruses
Trend Micro researchers reported recently that since September 2022, attackers have been actively using a malware obfuscation engine called BatCloak, which allows cybercriminals to effectively hide malicious code from antivirus solutions. According to experts, with BatCloak attackers can easily download different families of malware and exploits through heavily obfuscated batch files. Of the 784 malware… Continue reading BatCloak’s New Obfuscation Engine Outperforms 80% of Antiviruses
CAPTCHA in Discord Asks Users to Find Non-Existent Objects Created by AI
Users complain that the Discord CAPTCHA provided by hCaptcha forces them to look for non-existent objects created by AI in the provided photos. For example, an object called “Yoko”, which looks like a hybrid of a snail and a yo-yo, which is invented and created by AI and does not exist in reality. Let me… Continue reading CAPTCHA in Discord Asks Users to Find Non-Existent Objects Created by AI
Microsoft Edge Exposes Bing API Addresses of Attended Sites
Users have noticed that a bug seems to have crept into Microsoft Edge – the fact is that, starting with build 112.0.1722.34, the browser passes all the URLs that users visit to the Bing API. In theory, this allows Microsoft to monitor all online activity of Edge users if the company decides so. Let me… Continue reading Microsoft Edge Exposes Bing API Addresses of Attended Sites
Blogger Forced ChatGPT to Generate Keys for Windows 95
YouTube user Enderman demonstrated that he was able to force ChatGPT to generate activation keys for Windows 95. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Russian Cybercriminals Seek Access to OpenAI ChatGPT, and also that GPT-4 Tricked a Person into Solving a CAPTCHA for Them by Pretending to Be Visually Impaired. Our colleagues… Continue reading Blogger Forced ChatGPT to Generate Keys for Windows 95
ChatGPT Users Complained about Seeing Other People’s Chat Histories
Some ChatGPT users have reported on social media that their accounts show other people’s chat histories. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Russian Cybercriminals Seek Access to OpenAI ChatGPT, and also that Bing Chatbot Could Be a Convincing Scammer, Researchers Say. The media also reported that Amateur Hackers Use ChatGPT to Create… Continue reading ChatGPT Users Complained about Seeing Other People’s Chat Histories
Nearly 50% of Cybersecurity Leaders Will Change Jobs by 2025
According to a new report from Gartner, by 2025, nearly 50% of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, and 25% will move to other roles solely because of multiple job-related stressors. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Malware developers are increasing the use of the unusual programming languages, and also that Microsoft estimated… Continue reading Nearly 50% of Cybersecurity Leaders Will Change Jobs by 2025
Change in the IP Address of the Router Caused a Massive Outage of Microsoft Services
Last week, Microsoft 365 services around the world suffered a major outage that lasted about five hours. As the company said now, the problem was caused by a mistake when changing the IP address of the router, which led to problems with forwarding packets between other WAN routers and cascading. Let me remind you that… Continue reading Change in the IP Address of the Router Caused a Massive Outage of Microsoft Services