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Taiwan Bans DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns, Citing Data Leakage Risks

February 4, 2025

Taiwan has become the latest country to ban government agencies from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, citing security risks. “Government agencies and critical infrastructure should not use…

Cybersecurity

Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

February 4, 2025

As cloud security evolves in 2025 and beyond, organizations must adapt to both new and evolving realities, including the increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure for AI-driven workflows and the vast…

Cybersecurity

North Korean Hackers Deploy FERRET Malware via Fake Job Interviews on macOS

February 4, 2025

The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed delivering a collection of Apple macOS malware strains dubbed FERRET as part of a supposed job interview…

Cybersecurity

Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections

February 4, 2025

A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware. The flaw, CVE-2025-0411 (CVSS score: 7.0), allows remote attackers to…

Cybersecurity

Malicious Go Package Exploits Module Mirror Caching for Persistent Remote Access

February 4, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a software supply chain attack targeting the Go ecosystem that involves a malicious package capable of granting the adversary remote access to infected systems.…

Technology

YouTube Bad Takedowns Continue, Details Behind The Silicon Curtain As Always

February 4, 2025

At this point, we have built up enough stories on bad YouTube takedowns to fill up a small library. Because of a combination of automated systems that are spectacularly imperfect,…

Technology

New York State Isn’t Enforcing Its New $15 Low Income Broadband Law, So Journalists Are Doing Their Job For Them

February 4, 2025

As recently noted, New York State now has a law requiring that ISPs (with more than 20,000 subscribers) offer low-income state residents a 25 Mbps broadband tier for $15. Big…

Technology

‘Moral Sanity:’ Dipshit Lawmaker Issues Slew Of Bills To Ban Everything From Porn Possession To No-Fault Divorces

February 4, 2025

There’s a coup underway in the federal government. Across the rest of the nation, people seeking to endear themselves with President Trump or his supporters are doing the same sort…

Technology

When It’s Not Just A Coup But A CFAA Violation Too

February 4, 2025

The hazard with landing upon a legal solution that seems too good to be true is that it often is. So as you read this post it is important to…

Technology

To Stop The Coup, We Must Be Clear About The Truth: Two Plus Two Equals Four

February 4, 2025

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the ultimate act of rebellion comes when Winston Smith insists that two plus two equals four, defying a system that demands he accept whatever reality…

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