Malicious Abrax666 AI Chatbot Exposed as Potential Scam

By Waqas Abrax666 AI Chatbot is being boasted by its developer as a malicious alternative to ChatGPT, claiming it's a perfect multitasking tool for both ethical and unethical activities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Abrax666 AI Chatbot Exposed as Potential Sc...

Threatening rogue finance apps removed from the Apple Store

Multiple apps have been removed from the App Store in India after a large helping of unethical behaviour was aimed at their users. TechCrunch reports that "Pocket Kash, White Kash, Golden Kash, and OK Rupee" among others were taken down after getting close to the top 20 finance app listing spots...

"Just awful" experiment points suicidal teens at chatbot

After getting in hot water for using an AI chatbot to provide mental health counseling, non-profit startup Koko has now been criticized for experimenting with young adults at risk of harming themselves. Worse, the young adults were unaware they were test subjects. Motherboard reports the experime...

What Ragnar Locker Got Wrong About Ransomware Negotiators – Podcast

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang just put its victims on notice: Call for help – be it from investigators, the FBI or ransomware negotiators – and the punishment will be the publication of encrypted files. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen, director of intelligence operations at digital risk...

Norwegian Agency Dings Facebook, Google For “Unethical” Privacy Tactics

While GDPR is forcing large data-crushing service providers to be transparent around data collection and usage, some are still employing a number of tactics to nudge end users away from data privacy. That’s what the Norwegian Consumer Council said in an in-depth report, released Wednesday, which...

How to remove adware from your PC

“Close. Close. Close. Close,” my mother mumbles as she aggressively clicks her mouse over and over. “What’s wrong, Ma?” I’m home for the holidays, and cozy, cold evenings are often spent in front of the fireplace. This night, however, my mom is stuck at her computer. “This stupid thing won’t stop...

Julian Assange interview on Spy Files

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BBC botnet buy: What were they thinking?

By Roel Schouwenberg As Dancho Danchev pointed out, the BBC leased itself a botnet zdnet.com. I couldn’t quite believe it when I read it. The BBC, arguably one of the very best TV producers in the world, surely should have known better? There are so many things wrong about this that I hardly know...