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Microsoft

From open lures to cloaked gates: How a macOS ClickFix campaign learned to hide

A macOS ClickFix campaign shifted tactics from openly serving infostealer lures to hiding them behind a browser-fingerprinting gate. The change makes malicious infrastructure harder to detect while ...

New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images

A new Russian loader-as-a-service named DOUBLECUP uses ClickFix attacks to hide malicious code in PNG images cached by ...
Scientific American

Two research efforts gave AI the same open problem. Their papers were submitted three hours apart

An M.I.T. Ph.D. student and two University of California system cryptographers used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra in different ways, raising new questions about independent discovery and scientific credit ...
Digi Times

AI image sensor chip makers accelerate shift to algorithms, modules

AI image sensor chips have become a key market for Taiwan's IC design firms, with major players such as Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Himax Technologies, as well as mid-sized ...
New York Post

New Meta feature lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images – here’s how to opt out

Meta has launched its first AI image generator – and it has automatically enrolled Instagram accounts, meaning anyone on the internet can use your photos unless you turn off the feature. Meta’s ...
The New York Times

How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.

The company’s new A.I. image generator has a surprising twist: It allows people to use images from public Instagram accounts. By Eli Tan Reporting from Seattle When Meta unveiled an artificial ...
The New York Times

Dua Lipa Sues Samsung Over Use of Her Image on TV Packaging

The pop star is suing the electronics giant for more than $15 million, accusing it of using her image without authorization. By Leo Sands See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más ...
MacRumors

Warning: Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not ...
Ars Technica

In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe

A relatively new ransomware family is using a novel approach to hype the strength of the encryption used to scramble files—making, or at least claiming, that it is protected against attacks by quantum ...
New Scientist

The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems to be just around the corner. Stunning revelations from two research teams outline how it could happen, with ...
Engadget

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the company wrote in an ...