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β€ŠIt's surprisingly difficult for AI to create just a plain white image

Generative AI services like Midjourney and OpenAI's DALL-E can deliver the unimaginable when it comes to stunning artifacts produced from simple text prompts. Sketching complex art imagery may be AI's specialty, yet some of the simplest tasks are evidently what AI struggles with the most. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/its-surprisingly-difficult-for-ai-to-create-just-a-plain-white-image/
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β€ŠFTC: Americans lost $1.1 billion to impersonation scams in 2023

Impersonation scams in the U.S. exceeded $1.1 billion in losses last year, according to statistics collected by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a figure that is three times higher than in 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-11-billion-to-impersonation-scams-in-2023/
β€ŠYacht retailer MarineMax discloses data breach after cyberattack

MarineMax, self-described as one of the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailers, says attackers stole employee and customer data after breaching its systems in a March cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/yacht-retailer-marinemax-discloses-data-breach-after-cyberattack/
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β€ŠGoogle now blocks spoofed emails for better phishing protection

Google has started automatically blocking emails sent by bulk senders who don't meet stricter spam thresholds and authenticate their messages as required by new guidelines to strengthen defenses against spam and phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-now-blocks-spoofed-emails-for-better-phishing-protection/
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β€ŠIndia rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/india-rescues-250-citizens-enslaved-by-cambodian-cybercrime-gang/
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β€ŠNew XZ backdoor scanner detects implant in any Linux binary

Firmware security firm Binarly has released a free online scanner to detect Linux executables impacted by the XZ Utils supply chain attack, tracked as CVE-2024-3094. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-xz-backdoor-scanner-detects-implant-in-any-linux-binary/
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β€ŠRussia charges suspects behind theft of 160,000 credit cards

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has announced the indictment of six suspected "hacking group" members for using malware to steal credit card and payment information from foreign online stores. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-charges-suspects-behind-theft-of-160-000-credit-cards/
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β€ŠGoogle agrees to delete Chrome browsing data of 136 million users

Google has agreed to delete billions of data records collected from 136 million Chrome users in the United States, as part of a lawsuit settlement regarding alleged undisclosed browser data collection while in Incognito mode. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/google-agrees-to-delete-chrome-browsing-data-of-136-million-users/
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β€ŠNew Chrome feature aims to stop hackers from using stolen cookies

Google announced a new Chrome security feature called 'Device Bound Session Credentials' that ties cookies to a specific device, blocking hackers from stealing and using them to hijack users' accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-chrome-feature-aims-to-stop-hackers-from-using-stolen-cookies/
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β€Š6 Prompts You Don't Want Employees Putting in Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is a powerful asset for companies, but with it comes an increased risk of data exposure. In this article, Varonis demonstrates prompt-hacking examples that can expose sensitive data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/6-prompts-you-dont-want-employees-putting-in-microsoft-copilot/
β€ŠAT&T faces lawsuits over data breach affecting 73 million customers

AT&T is facing multiple class-action lawsuits following the company's admission to a massive data breach that exposed the sensitive data of 73 million current and former customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-faces-lawsuits-over-data-breach-affecting-73-million-customers/
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