Hot on the heals of the recently not-quite announced, but almost as good an announcement that Microsoft will be updating Bing to include ChatGPT, Google have announced that they also have an exciting update to their search engine. Introducing Bard Powered by Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications, or LaMDA for short, […]
Continue ReadingJulius Kivimäki, A.K.A “Zeekill”, a 25-year-old Finnish was arrested this week in France. Kivimäki, a notorious hacker convicted of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes had been charged with extorting a local online psychotherapy practice and leaking therapy notes for more than 22,000 patients online Kivimäki had been in hiding since […]
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New year, new beginnings and all that. This year I have set myself a challenge of writing a new blog post every day. They may be good, they may be bad, they may be interesting, they may not be, but it’s my challenge. I’ve had this website for a while […]
Continue ReadingIt seems to be a pretty bad time to be in the car sales business. Not only are sales down due to various factors – a lack of semiconductors for new in-car gadgetry, a slump in the second-hand market due to austerity, and a poor performance in EV sales compared […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) has attributed a recent cyber attack against French satirical newspaper – Charlie Hebdo to the Iranian government-backed organisation Emennet Pasargad. Retaliation to a competition In December 2022, the French magazine announced a competition (called #MULLAHSGETOUT) for cartoons “ridiculing” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The winning cartoons would […]
Continue ReadingThe North Korean “Lazarus” hacking group are back in the headlines after a blunder in a hacking campaign later 2022 pointed a finger straight at Pyongyang. The campaign, called No Pineapple allowed the threat actors to steal 100GB of data from its victims between August and November with no destruction […]
Continue ReadingTwitter user @Owen_Yin has managed to grab some screen shots of an upcoming update for Microsoft’s search engine Bing, which seems to replace the traditional search-box with a Natural Language Interface. Considering the fact that Microsoft has just announced an investment strategy into ChatGPT rumoured to be close to $10B […]
Continue ReadingResearch and analysis conducted by threat intelligence company Cyble reveals that over 1,890 web injects are for sale on Russian cybercrime forums for the low price of just $30 by a hacker who goes by the name InTheBox. The available injects are compatible with numerous Android banking malware and mimic […]
Continue ReadingThe Sandworm cyber criminal gang have resurfaced in recent months with a new malware strain named SwiftSlicer which aims to destroy crucial Windows operating system files. Who are Sandworm? Sandworm have been behind a large number of high-profile cyber attacks ever since they first came on the scene back in […]
Continue ReadingLove ’em or hate ’em, Google is an Internet force to be reckoned with, and they do a lot more than provide web searches and cat videos. In the background of the Internet, Google employs thousands of staff members who’s aim is to provide us mere-mortals with a safe playground […]
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