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I can't wait for this new Chrome security feature to take off
38+ min ago (404+ words) PCWorld - PCWorld reports Chrome's new "Device Bound Session Credentials' feature is now available for Google accounts and Workspace users to combat session hijacking. - This security enhancement binds login cookies to specific devices, making stolen cookies useless to hackers even after…...
Meta AI data breach impacts over 20, 000 Instagram users
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (409+ words) Cybercriminals tricked the assistant into routing password reset emails to their own addresses. "The tool itself worked correctly and as intended; however, due to an error in an independent code path, the system did not properly verify that the email…...
How Attackers Beat Dashlane's 2 FA to Pull Down Encrypted Vaults
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (361+ words) The campaign began Sunday, May 31. An unknown actor went after the feature that lets people add a new phone or laptop to their Dashlane account. Normally, that's routine plumbing. Here it became the way in. The attacker hit Dashlane's device-registration…...
Overdue a password health-check? Audit your AD with Specops Password Auditor " 4sysops
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (26+ words) Get a free, read-only audit tool to scan your Active Directory for password vulnerabilities and receive an easy-to-understand interactive report - your first st...
Your Instagram account could be next as hackers spread user phone numbers
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (618+ words) Cybercriminals are distributing phone numbers of Instagram users in a massive dataset that may turn years-old leaks into a fresh Instagram account takeover. A searchable dataset allegedly linking phone numbers to Instagram accounts has surfaced online, raising new fears for…...
i OS 27 Lets You Hide Your Location in Find My Without Notifying the Other Person
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (150+ words) Nerd's Chalk i OS 27 has made Find My's location sharing experience a little more flexible. The built-in Apple device tracking location service now lets you pause sharing your location with people individually." That means you can now pause sharing your…...
Did Google Chrome Quietly Install A 4 GB AI File On Your Computer Without Telling You?
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (412+ words) The file, stored as weights. bin, can take up around 4 GB of storage space, and many users have no idea it is there. Gemini Nano is designed to power a range of AI-driven features within Chrome, including text assistance, content…...
How much money is big tech making from us?
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (815+ words) Data protection and privacy / Data collection and use / Who has your data There was once a time when the internet was not dominated by a handful of increasingly powerful companies making untold billions. But that was before we realised how…...
Privacy is the linchpin of Apple's AI relaunch
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (488+ words) One of the most promising new AI features Apple announced during Monday's WWDC keynote is also among the scariest: the ability for Apple's Passwords app to replace your weak and compromised passwords on its own, with the help of AI…...
Starmer Calls for Spyware on All Phones
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (1735+ words) This government will not stand by while children are put at risk online," he announced, before adding the line every tech executive in the room heard as a polite threat. Today I am calling on the tech companies to introduce…...