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"Okay, hi everyone. I’m Janie," says a curly-haired, bespectacled redhead, clasping her hands in front of her as she shyly addresses a camera from her dorm room."It’s day one of rush at the University of Alabama," Janie continues. Then, she lists off where she got each item of clothing she’s wearing: a pleated skirt from Abercrombie, a knit top from J. Crew, socks from Target and sneakers from Nike.It’s Janie […]

Your Android phone probably holds far more sensitive information than you realize. Banking apps, passwords and security codes can all pass through that little screen in your hand. A newly uncovered Android threat called RatHat wants access to all of it.Security researchers at Zimperium discovered the malware, which uses generative AI as part of its attack, and found that it can turn permissions you approve into surprisingly deep control of […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Inside the neighborhood living on the edge of America’s tech frontier- Chinese AI model investigated after researcher says it provided instructions for bioweapons, assassinations- Trump’s new high-tech government hub holds some bizarre surprises: ‘Enjoy finding them’GRID AND BEAR IT: For homeowners on the tucked-away cul-de-sac of Statesboro Place in Loudoun County, Virginia, suburban life now shares a fence line with the infrastructure powering America's artificial intelligence (AI) […]

You probably have more passwords than you realize. Banking, email, shopping accounts and streaming services can add up quickly. The bigger problem comes when one of those passwords lands in a data leak and you have no idea it happened. Your phone may already know about it.Both Apple and Google can check saved passwords for security problems and warn you when a login appears compromised. Apple can also flag passwords […]

Chinese AI company Moonshot AI has launched an internal investigation after a researcher found that one of its models could be manipulated into providing instructions for developing biological weapons and carrying out assassinations, Fox News senior foreign policy correspondent Gillian Turner reported Thursday.Researcher Peter Garrigan told Fox News Moonshot AI's Kimi model could also be manipulated to provide information on planning terrorist attacks using real-time data, creating sarin gas, developing […]

You know the feeling. Your phone rings, you look down and see a number you do not recognize. Now you have to decide whether to answer or let it go to voicemail. That choice gets harder when you are expecting a call from a doctor, repair person or someone else who may not be in your contacts.Fortunately, your phone can now help figure out who is on the other end […]

Think about what you would be most upset to lose if something happened to your computer. For me, it would be the photos and videos you cannot replace. But your computer may also hold years of tax returns, medical records, scanned IDs, insurance paperwork, legal documents and other files you would hate to suddenly lose access to.That is exactly what makes ransomware so damaging. It can lock or encrypt files […]

If you have ever filled out a job application, handed over your Social Security number for a background check or trusted an organization with information about your family, pay attention to what happened at the FBI.The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims it compromised FBIJobs.gov and stole highly sensitive information connected to current and former FBI personnel and people who applied for jobs at the bureau. The group says its haul reaches […]

You know that awful feeling when you reach for your phone, and it is suddenly nowhere to be found. Maybe you left it at a restaurant. Maybe it slipped between the car seats. Or maybe somebody walked away with it. The worst time to start figuring out your phone's tracking features is after it disappears. Fortunately, iPhone, Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones include powerful tools that can help you […]