Category: Technology News
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SpyLend Android Malware App Found on Play Store, Downloaded Over 100K Times
A new application disguised as malware has been making rounds in the Google Play Store, being downloaded over 100,000 times in less than 2 weeks. Researchers at Cyfirma have analyzed this new “SpyLend” malware, part of the SpyLoan group of applications which are disguised as applications for financial services such as management or lending targeting…
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New Updates for OpenSSH Security Vulnerabilities (DOS, MITM)
New updates have been released for OpenSSH, the widely used Secure Shell protocol commonly used for connecting to and logging in to remote machines, which a vulnerability recently discovered allowed the possibility for machine-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and denial of service (DOS) attacks. Researches with Qualysis’ Threat Research Unit recently reported the vulnerabilities affecting both a…
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What Is DeepSeek AI, And What’s The Hype Around It
DeepSeek is one of the latest free AI chat tools to hit the technology scene in recent weeks. Founded in China and freely available, it has boasted capabilities that match the top models out, like ChatGPT, Meta’s Llama, Microsoft’s Copilot, or xAI (X, formely Twitter’s AI company)’s Grok. AI (artificial intelligence) is the technology powering…
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Apple Releasing iPhone 16e, A Budget iPhone Model After Release of iPhone 16, Pro and Plus
Several months ago, Apple made a new release within their iPhone lineup. The iPhone 16 (which includes the base model, Plus, Pro & Pro Max models) was released last year on September. It boats the latest A18 chip for blazing performance, better, a slightly bigger battery, and the latest Apple Intelligence features, amongst other advanced…
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ChatGPT’s AI Chat Now a Phone Call (or Message) Away
ChatGPT is now available on voice! OpenAI, the company behind the popular generative AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot ChatGPT, has announced that they have released an version of their AI accessible through phones calls or WhatsApp messaging. The number, 1800-ChatGPT (phone word for 800-242-8478), is available for calling allowing voice conversations with their AI chat system.…
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Prometheus Security Flaws Expose Servers to Remote Attacks, Researchers Warn
Prometheus, a widely used open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, has been found to have serious vulnerabilities that could allow cybercriminals to steal sensitive data, run malicious code, or even launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Prometheus is a powerful tool designed to record, query and visualize real-time metrics from systems, containers, and applications. Researches from Aqua Security…
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WordPress Plugin, Hunk Companion, Critical Vulnerability Patched
A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress, affecting versions before 1.9.0. Researches at WPScan found the vulnerability of the Hunk Companion, a plugin used for themes by ThemeHunk, through a failed validation from a hardlink within the plugin’s code to WordPress’ plugin repository. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated requests…
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