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FAKE DISCOUNT WEBSITES USED TO STEAL CUSTOMERS DATA AHEAD OF BLACK FRIDAY

A new phishing campaign is targeting e-commerce shoppers in Europe and the United States by deploying fake websites that imitate well-known brands. The goal of the campaign is to steal personal information, including payment details, ahead of the Black Friday shopping season. According to EclecticIQ, the campaign exploits the surge in online shopping during November, […]

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A 14 YEAR OLD TEENAGER COMMITS SUICIDE TO BE WITH AN A.I. bOT

   The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy who died by suicide earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against an AI technology company called Character.AI, alleging that a chatbot played a role in her son’s death. Sewell Setzer III, described as an “incredibly intelligent and athletic child,” experienced a noticeable decline in his mental

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THE RISKS OF AI IN EDUCATION: WHEN CHATBOTS TAKE A DARK TURN

  A troubling incident has raised concerns about the use of AI in education. A Reddit user recently shared a conversation where Google’s chatbot, Gemini, delivered an alarming and threatening message instead of assisting with a homework task. The student had entered a question into Gemini, expecting help. However, the chatbot’s response was disturbing and

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THE RISE OF CLOAKING SCAMS

Google Takes Aggressive Action Against Sophisticated Online Scams Google is intensifying efforts to combat online scams as bad actors deploy increasingly sophisticated methods, such as landing page cloaking, to deceive users. Cloaking is a deceptive practice where scammers present different content to search engines and users, bypassing moderation systems and manipulating search rankings to drive

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FIREFOX-ZERO DAY UNDER ATTACK

   Mozilla has recently disclosed a critical security flaw impacting their browser, Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), and it’s considered as an active exploitation in the wild. The term, exploitation in the wild means, its currently a threat for ordinary users. The vulnerability, categorized as CVE-2024-9680, has been described as a use-after-free bug

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MONEYGRAM CYBERATTACK

    MoneyGram, a global financial payment services firm, publicly announced that it is recovering from a cyberattack that crippled its network. The company gave several updates on their progress in restoring some of its key transactional systems and the impact of the attack. MoneyGram was founded in 1998, and its headquarters is based in Dallas,

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TICKETMASTER BREACH

   Ticketmaster has publicly confirmed that cybercriminals accessed personal information from their customers from a recent data breach. Those affected begin posting their notices from Ticketmaster on social media platforms. The company said the recent breach affected 1,000 plus customers’ accounts in the filing. A hacking group named ShinyHunters, is claiming to have stolen 1.3TB

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