Your personal security may be at greater risk than you knew, thanks to Grok AI. Bitdefender reports: Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has been found to exhibit more alarming behaviour – this time revealing the home addresses of ordinary people upon request. And, as if that wasn’t enough of a privacy […]
GreyNoise writes: We built something new at GreyNoise Labs, and it started with a question we kept hearing: “How do I know if my home network has been compromised?” It’s not a theoretical concern. Over the past year, residential proxy networks have exploded and have been turning home internet connections into exit points for other people’s […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued another warning last week:
Bleeping Computer reports: Google was once again forced to announce that it had not suffered a data breach after numerous news outlets published sensational stories about a fake breach that purportedly exposed 183 million accounts. This claim began over the weekend and into today, with news stories claiming that millions of Gmail accounts were breached, with some […]
WIRED reports: Cybercriminals have a new way of sending millions of scam text messages to people. Typically when fraudsters send waves of phishing messages to phones—such as toll or delivery scams—they may use a huge list of phone numbers and automate the sending of messages. But as phone companies and telecom services have rolled out more tools to detect scams in texts, criminals […]
Updated September 1, 2025: Google issued a warning to all Gmail users, but then responded to headlines suggesting that there was any urgent problem or major security concern. Read Geekspin’s coverage, below, and then Google’s statement from September 1. Cyber threat looms for Gmail users following Salesforce data breach Google has issued a stark warning […]
Forbes reports on a scam that is costing consumers a lot of money. In this case, just recognizing that a phone call is the start of the scam can save you greatly: This dangerous scam is coming for you or someone you know. That’s the crux of the FBI’s latest warning, as U.S. citizens lose […]
“Hey, no fair!” reports Mashable: Windows users should think about reinforcing their antivirus software. And while Microsoft Defender should provide a line of defense against ransomware, a new report claims that hackers have found a way to get around the ransomware tool to infect PCs with ransomware. A GuidePoint Security report (via BleepingComputer) found that hackers are using Akira […]
engadget reports: Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the […]
Birmingham Live reports: Microsoft users have been warned passwords will be deleted for millions in a matter of days. If you’ve ever used Microsoft Authenticator to manage your passwords, users are being warned to export them or risk them being lost forever. June 2025 has seen people were no longer able to save new passwords in […]
