Checkbox to make chatbot conversations appear in search engines deemed a footgun OpenAI has removed the option to make ChatGPT interactions indexable by search engines to prevent users from unwittingly exposing sensitive information.… READ MORE HERE…
Our tests have shown there are ways to get around the promised security improvements exclusive Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so you can search for it later, has a filter that’s supposed to prevent it from screenshotting sensitive info like credit card numbers. But a The Register test shows that it still fails in many cases, creating a potential treasure trove for thieves.… READ MORE HERE…
Victims fear leak at Everglades Correctional Institution could lead to violent extortion A data breach at a Florida prison has inmates’ families concerned for their welfare after their contact details were allegedly leaked to convicted criminals.… READ MORE HERE…
Crims warned 40% of respondents that they and their families would suffer Ransomware gangs now frequently threaten physical violence against employees and their families as a way to force victim organizations into paying their demands.… READ MORE HERE…
H20 silicon under the microscope after slipping through US export bans China’s internet watchdog has hauled Nvidia in for a grilling over alleged backdoors in its H20 chips, the latest twist in the increasingly paranoid semiconductor spat between Washington and Beijing.… READ MORE HERE…
Infosec issues spill into the real world and regional politics Analysis Thai and Cambodian tensions relating to issues including cybersecurity concerns boiled over into a kinetic skirmish at the border last week.… READ MORE HERE…
Read-only in weeks, deleted forever in months Dropbox has given users of its password manager until the end of October to extract their data before pulling the plug on the service.… READ MORE HERE…
The security nerds’ equivalent of the Epstein files saga The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday finally agreed to make public an unclassified report from 2022 about American telecommunications networks’ poor security practices.… READ MORE HERE…
5 V-tolerant GPIO opens the way to some intriguing retro-nerdery The Raspberry Pi team has released an update to the RP2350 microcontroller with bug fixes, hardening, and a GPIO tweak that will delight retro hardware enthusiasts.… READ MORE HERE…
Look over there! Amidst its own failure to fix a couple of bugs now under mass exploitation and being abused for espionage, data theft, and ransomware infections, Microsoft said Monday that it spotted a macOS vulnerability some months ago that could allow attackers to steal private data. Redmond reported the bug to Cupertino, which issued a fix back in March.… READ MORE HERE…