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What is ChatGPT and what does it mean for businesses?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been grabbing headlines recently for its supposed ability to cut costs and time constraints across various industries. One of the most widely used tools in generative AI is OpenAI’s ChatGPT – an extension of its GPT-3...
Phishing attacks are getting scarily sophisticated. Here’s what to watch out for
Hackers are going to great lengths, including mimicking real people and creating and updating fake social media profiles, to trick victims into clicking phishing links and handing over usernames and passwords. The alert from the UK's National Cyber Security...
IBM says quantum computing could be a big risk to the future of encryption
A report(opens in new tab) from IBM has claimed quantum computing poses an “existential risk” to the current encryption protocols that secure our most sensitive data, like digital transactions. Protocols like public key cryptography (PKC) are said to be vulnerable...
Zoom is bringing AI to live chat customer service
Top Video conferencing software provider Zoom has announced a new “intelligent conversational” live chat solution powered by artificial intelligence. In a keynote event followed by a post(opens in new tab) on the Zoom blog, the company announced Zoom Virtual...
JD Sports Hacked, Retail Giant Warns 10 Million Customers Could Be Affected
Article Written By: Davey Winder JD Sports, the high street sports fashion retail giant, has confirmed that it was targeted in a successful cyber-attack that has resulted in unauthorized access to customer data. How much data? A JD Sports Fashion Plc spokesperson told...
Apple Could Launch First Foldable iPad in 2024
Apple is reportedly working on its first foldable iPad, which could be released as soon as 2024 according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Citing supply chain sources, the analyst believes that this foldable iPad will come with a carbon fiber kickstand, which would be a first...
U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of Russian and Iranian Hackers Targeting Key Industries
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Thursday warned of spear-phishing attacks mounted by Russian and Iranian state-sponsored actors for information-gathering operations. "The attacks are not aimed at the general public but targets in specified sectors,...
U.S. Federal Agencies Fall Victim to Cyber Attack Utilizing Legitimate RMM Software
At least two federal agencies in the U.S. fell victim to a "widespread cyber campaign" that involved the use of legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software to perpetuate a phishing scam. "Specifically, cyber criminal actors sent phishing emails that led...
Breach hits GoTo, the parent company of LastPass
GoTo is confronting potentially extensive damage after a threat actor exfiltrated encrypted backups and an encryption key tied to some of the stolen data. The parent company of LastPass said a breach first detected by the password manager in August 2022 resulted in a...
Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters
European cops arrested 15 suspected scammers and shut down a multi-country network of call centers selling fake cryptocurrency that law enforcement said stole upwards of hundreds of million euros from victims. The scammers tricked their victims into investing large...