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AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter

May 23, 2023 admin AI, checkmark, debunk, disinformation, fake, hoax, misinformation, news, personal, Twitter, verified, Viral

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We take a look at a viral hoax on Twitter which used AI generated imagery to claim an explosion had occurred close to the Pentagon.

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ChatGPT helps both criminals and law enforcement, says Europol report

March 28, 2023 admin chatgpt, impersonating, jailbreak, large language models, llms, misinformation, news, restrictions

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Subject matter experts at Europol were asked to explore how criminals can abuse LLMs such as ChatGPT, as well as how they may assist investigators in their daily work

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YouTube transparency report shows battle against misinformation

September 9, 2022 admin child safety, cyberbullying, misinformation, news, report, transparency, Youtube

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We take a look at YouTube’s latest video removal statistics, including the fight to shut down misinformation.

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Ukraine shuts down disinformation bot farm

March 31, 2022 admin Bot, bot farm, disinformation, Farm, farming, lies, Malwarebytes news, misinformation, Mobile, phone, untruth

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:34:19 +0000

It’s reported that Ukrainian security services have shut down a bot farm that was spreading disinformation.

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A week in security (August 19 – 25)

August 26, 2019 admin a week in security, AhMyth, APT, awis, Bitcoin sextortion, Bolik banking Trojan, crypomining, DEF CON 27, Facebook, facebook hoax, Fortnite, google, Hong Kong, Instagram hoax, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, Magecart, misinformation, NordVPN, ransomware, recap, Security Service of Ukraine, Sodinokibi, spyware, Syrk ransomware, Twitter, Valve Corporation, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, Youtube, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:38:39 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience.

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A week in security

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