Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses M with single click

Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click

Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took…

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Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

Google’s AI-powered bug hunter has just reported its first batch of security vulnerabilities.  Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, announced Monday that its LLM-based vulnerability researcher Big Sleep found and reported 20 flaws in various popular open source software. Adkins said that Big Sleep, which is developed by the company’s AI department DeepMind as…

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Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

Lovense, a maker of internet-connected sex toys, has confirmed it has fixed a pair of security vulnerabilities that exposed users’ private email addresses and allowed attackers to remotely take over any user’s account. While the company said the bugs were “fully resolved,” its chief executive is now considering taking legal action following the disclosure. In…

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The dead don’t spend Bitcoin: How to set up a crypto inheritance plan (before it’s too late)

The dead don’t spend Bitcoin: How to set up a crypto inheritance plan (before it’s too late)

It is essential to secure your BTC, altcoins and NFTs with a crypto inheritance plan that safeguards keys and simplifies wealth transfer for heirs. A crypto inheritance plan is vital because losing private keys or seed phrases can permanently make assets like Bitcoin, Ether and NFTs unrecoverable. A strong inheritance plan includes asset inventories, secure…

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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

Privacy-focused productivity tool company Proton released a new authenticator app today, allowing users to log in to services using dynamically generated two-factor codes. The free app is available on all platforms starting today, including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. The app allows you to sync codes and accounts across devices. The company said that…

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