OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts
Such measures are not a new idea in the realm of account security. Google, for example, has offered its Advanced Protection account security tier for nearly a decade. …
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A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
… Russian Hackers Are Going After Signal Accounts, Dutch Officials Warn Two of the Netherlands’ intelligence agencies, the General Intelligence and Security Service and the Defence Intelligence and Security Service, issued a joint cybersecurity notice warning the public that Russian state hackers hav… …
In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok
… Adams spokesperson Jonah Allon said then that the city’s Cyber Command office had decided that TikTok, which was owned by the Chinese-based company ByteDance, “posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks and directed its removal from city-owned devices.” The directive resulted in a num… …
Pay Once, Not Monthly, With My Favorite Subscription-Free Security Cameras
… TP-Link Tapo cameras lack end-to-end encryption, but you can set up 2FA for your account by tapping on the Me tab, View account, Login Security. …
Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
… Numerous people online, as well as the Swiss National Cybersecurity Center, have reported receiving phishing messages after losing or having their iPhones stolen, with the attackers aiming to get access to Apple iCloud accounts and remove them from phones. “To make the messages look convincing, the… …
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
… TechCrunch did find, however, that Patel appears to have forwarded some emails from his Justice Department email account to his Gmail account in 2014. …
Elon Musk’s XChat App Is More Like Facebook’s Messenger Than Signal
… Just like XChat, you have to create a Facebook account to use Messenger, and your two accounts are linked together. …
Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
… Spagnuolo allegedly made his trades using an account with the user name AlphaRaccoon, which Polymarket watchers had long speculated may have belonged to a Google insider, since the odds of correctly predicting the answers to the questions he wagered on were so improbable. …
Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill
… In a post on social media on Wednesday, Pritzker said he plans to sign the bill, citing a need to hold Big Tech accountable. …
Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars
… Since last summer, Waymo has allowed parents in the Phoenix area to set up teen accounts for riders ages 14 to 17. The accounts allow the teen riders’ adults to track their real-time locations during their trips. …