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Google's Privacy Sandbox Accused of User Tracking by Austrian Non-Profit

Google's plans to deprecate third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser with Privacy Sandbox has run into fresh trouble after Austrian privacy non-profit noyb (none of your business) said the feature can still be used to track users. "While the so-called 'Privacy Sandbox' is advertised as an improvement over extremely invasive third-party tracking, the tracking is now simply done

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North Korean Hackers Target Brazilian Fintech with Sophisticated Phishing Tactics

Threat actors linked to North Korea have accounted for one-third of all the phishing activity targeting Brazil since 2020, as the country's emergence as an influential power has drawn the attention of cyber espionage groups. "North Korean government-backed actors have targeted the Brazilian government and Brazil's aerospace, technology, and financial services sectors," Google's Mandiant and

Apple's AI Offering Makes Big Privacy Promises

Apple's guarantee of privacy on every AI transaction could influence trustworthy AI deployments.

Update now! Google Pixel vulnerability is under active exploitation

Google revealed that a firmware vulnerability in its Pixel devices has been under limited active exploitation

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6831-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6831-1 - It was discovered that the HugeTLB file system component of the Linux Kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

Operation Celestial Force employs mobile and desktop malware to target Indian entities

Cisco Talos is disclosing a new malware campaign called “Operation Celestial Force” running since at least 2018. It is still active today, employing the use of GravityRAT, an Android-based malware, along with a Windows-based malware loader we track as “HeavyLift.”

Pakistani Hacking Team 'Celestial Force' Spies on Indian Gov't, Defense

Against a backdrop of political conflict, a years-long cyber-espionage campaign in South Asia is coming to light.

Google Warns of Pixel Firmware Security Flaw Exploited as Zero-Day

Google has warned that a security flaw impacting Pixel Firmware has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The high-severity vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2024-32896, has been described as an elevation of privilege issue in Pixel Firmware. The company did not share any additional details related to the nature of attacks exploiting it, but noted "there are indications that CVE-2024-32896 may be

Security and safety of AI systems

It is hard to imagine any modern computer system that hasn't been improved by the power of artificial intelligence (AI). For example, when you take a picture with your smartphone camera, on average more than twenty deep learning (DL) models spring into action, ranging from object detection to depth perception, all working in unison to help you take that perfect picture!Business processes, productivity applications and user experiences can all be enhanced by using some form of AI, and few other technologies have grown with the same size, speed and reach. Like any other piece of technology, howe

Nvidia Patches High-Severity Flaws in GPU Drivers

Nvidia's latest GPUs are a hot commodity for AI, but security vulnerabilities could expose them to attacks from hackers.