Category: Computers & IT
How much data does your favorite messaging app collect? New study shows 90% of messaging apps now include AI that puts privacy at risk
Nine out of the top 10 messaging apps offer end-to-end encryption, but 90% now feature AI tools that could expose your private data. Signal ranks as the most private messaging app, utilizing quantum-secure cryptography and collecting only your phone number. Meta’s Messenger and LINE rank among the worst offenders for aggressive data harvesting, collecting vast…
Meta’s smart glasses might soon sport facial recognition — and the code to power this dystopian feature is already present in the Meta AI app on your phone
Code to power facial recognition has been found in the Meta AI app This would allow Meta’s smart glasses to identify people’s faces The feature isn’t live yet, and Meta claims it may never be, but reactions to it are largely negative Meta’s smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta and the Oakley Meta Vanguard have…
2.6 million DentaQuest accounts exposed by data breach – ShinyHunters claim 234GB of data stolen
ShinyHunters leaked 234GB of DentaQuest data Records include 2. 6M accounts with sensitive details Company confirms incident but operations remain unaffected DentaQuest, one of the biggest dental benefits administrators in the United States, confirmed a recent cyberattack but said it did not disrupt its day-to-day operations. Earlier this month, infamous ransomware actors ShinyHunters added DentaQuest…
Modders are turning Meta Ray-Bans into spy glasses — it’s not cool, it’s creepy, and I hate it
Modders are charging as little as $50 in the US to alter Ray-Ban Meta specs The altered smart glasses are then able to record without the safety light This allows bad actors to film secretly and potentially harass people $50 or some technical know-how — that’s all it’s taking some to mod their Ray-Ban Meta…
NSA warns that cybercriminals are targeting this one critical component that the energy, chemical, food, agriculture, and transportation sectors rely on – here’s what we know
Agencies warn of attacks on ATG systems Attackers exploit weak credentials and SQL injection Mitigation includes stronger passwords and removing internet exposure Critical infrastructure organizations should move to harden their Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems to defend against ongoing attacks. This is the warning given earlier this week by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
‘Transcends traditional boundaries of PC design’ — HP and Ferrari have teamed up for a $5,600 laptop, and I got to see it
I’ve been doing this job long enough to have witnessed several team-ups between laptop makers and luxury car brands – in fact, I’ve still got an Acer Ferrari One netbook (remember those?!) collecting dust somewhere. I can certainly see the appeal for PC makers, as getting to slap a badge from brands such as Ferrari,…
