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  • Slashdot: Meta’s AI Chatbot Taps User Data With No Opt-Out Option

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/27/1821216/metas-ai-chatbot-taps-user-data-with-no-opt-out-option?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s AI Chatbot Taps User Data With No Opt-Out Option Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta’s AI chatbot is now incorporating users’ personal data from Facebook and Instagram to provide tailored responses, raising concerns about privacy and data sharing. This upgrade allows the AI to retain…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/16/new-star-blizzard-spear-phishing-campaign-targets-whatsapp-accounts/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first…

  • Wired: Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-likely-stole-fbi-call-logs-from-att-that-could-compromise-informants/ Source: Wired Title: Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants Feedly Summary: A breach of AT&T that exposed “nearly all” of the company’s customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the Bureau’s new embrace of end-to-end encryption. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • The Register: Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/russia_star_blizzard_whatsapp/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says Star Blizzard, a prolific phishing crew backed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), conducted a new campaign aiming to compromise WhatsApp accounts and gain access…

  • Wired: Hey, Maybe It’s Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/old-chat-history-delete/ Source: Wired Title: Hey, Maybe It’s Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories Feedly Summary: Your messages going back years are likely still lurking online, potentially exposing sensitive information you forgot existed. But there’s no time like the present to do some digital decluttering. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Hacker News: Why it’s hard to trust software, but you mostly have to anyway

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    Source URL: https://educatedguesswork.org/posts/ensuring-software-provenance/ Source: Hacker News Title: Why it’s hard to trust software, but you mostly have to anyway Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the inherent challenges of trusting software, particularly in the context of software supply chains, vendor trust, and the complexities involved in verifying the integrity…

  • Slashdot: WhatsApp Scores Historic Victory Against NSO Group in Long-Running Spyware Hacking Case

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/23/1538200/whatsapp-scores-historic-victory-against-nso-group-in-long-running-spyware-hacking-case?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WhatsApp Scores Historic Victory Against NSO Group in Long-Running Spyware Hacking Case Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A U.S. judge has held Israeli spyware maker NSO Group liable for breaching hacking laws through the use of its Pegasus spyware on WhatsApp users. The ruling underscores the…