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08.29.25 Security News Bites

Musk Sues Apple and OpenAI Over Favoring ChatGPT Over His Chatbot Apple has had its fair share of lawsuits over the years as they try to control the Apple universe. Lately, some of those walls have seemed a bit shaky. In this case, Musk is whining that Apple is favoring Sam Altman’s (OpenAI, ChatGPT) app […]

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AI is Not a Threat to the Board; Poor AI Governance is

AI has entered the boardroom, front and center. For directors, it is not an IT issue. It is a governance, ethics and judgement issue. Board members can ignore it for a little while, but they do so at their own risk. And the whole issue around AI is about managing risk. Managing risk in an environment […]

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Google, Amazon, Others Make Money From Scummy “Nudify” Apps

Okay, so you may want to take a shower after reading this, but it is important. Nudify apps do just that. You upload a picture of someone, say a high school girl you want to bully. Enter your (stolen) credit card. Click a few buttons and you download a deepfake nude image of the picture […]

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Security News Bites for June 27, 2025

Cost of Recent UK Retail Cyberattacks is $350 to $600 Million Britain’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) estimates the total cost of the cyberattacks that crippled major UK retail organizations recently could be in the region of £270-440 million ($362-$591 million). Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, and Harrods were all targets.  That is a lot of money for […]

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Security News Bites for June 6, 2025

Fake Social Security Emails Trick Users into Installing Remote Access SW Cybersecurity experts have uncovered ongoing schemes where criminals are exploiting the US Social Security Administration (SSA) to trick people into installing a dangerous Remote Access Trojan (RAT). This program gives the attackers complete remote control, allowing them to steal personal information and install more […]

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