X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members’ public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing it by default. As AI platforms war for dominance, they are constantly seeking data to train their large language models (LLMs). This makes your data very valuable. However, instead of asking for permission, most platforms use […]
Microsoft has added a feature to Windows 11 that allows you to end tasks directly from the taskbar, but it’s turned off by default. How It Works When the “End Task” feature is enabled, you can right-click on an app icon in the taskbar and see an “End Task” option. When you select this option, […]
Google has fixed a bug in Chrome’s Password Manager that caused user credentials to disappear temporarily for more than 18 hours. The outage began on Wednesday, affecting users worldwide who rely on Chrome’s built-in tool to store and autofill their passwords. In a Google Workspace incident report, the company says the issue affected approximately 2% of […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider, whose name was not disclosed. The American crypto exchange began sending notices to impacted individuals a month ago, on June 26, 2024 but submitted a sample of the letters yesterday to the Attorney General’s […]
Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has again increased the number of people impacted by a February data breach, now saying it affects 4.2 million people in the US. FBCS is a US debt collection agency that collects unpaid debts from consumer credit, healthcare, commercial, auto loans and leases, student loans, and utilities. […]
Microsoft has confirmed that July’s security updates break remote desktop connections in organizations where Windows servers are configured to use the legacy RPC over HTTP protocol in the Remote Desktop Gateway. “Windows Servers might affect Remote Desktop Connectivity across an organization if legacy protocol (Remote Procedure Call over HTTP) is used in Remote Desktop Gateway. […]
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new type of energy harvesting module which extracts energy from radio frequencies (RF).Typically called ‘waste energy’, these modules convert the RF signals into DC voltage which can be used by low-powered devices. The radio frequency energy harvesting modules could reduce the dependency on batteries […]
Today, Warner Bros. Games announced that Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns, a new expansion, will be released. A new Kombat Pack, adding six new characters to the game, will be released alongside the expansion. The expansion will be released digitally on September 24 at 8 AM PDT / 10 AM CDT / 11 AM EDT […]
Vivo is set to shake up the smartphone market with the introduction of its latest T series model, the Vivo T3 Ultra. This new addition follows the official announcement of the Vivo T3 5G and signals Vivo’s intent to further expand its presence in the competitive smartphone landscape. The existence of the Vivo T3 Ultra has been […]
Hundreds of UEFI products from 10 vendors are susceptible to compromise due to a critical firmware supply-chain issue known as PKfail, which allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install malware. As the Binarly Research Team found, affected devices use a test Secure Boot “master key”—also known as Platform Key (PK)—generated by American Megatrends International […]
