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Brave to sever ties with Microsoft’s Bing for web search queries Brave announced that it is no longer using Microsoft’s Bing search engine for its web searches, having removed all API calls to Bing. The decision was made in response to an unprecedented price increase from Microsoft. Brave Search will now solely rely on its…

Google Chrome: quick text-linking fixes for any webpage You can use the Copy Link to Highlight feature on the Chrome browser to easily link to specific sections of an article. Right click on a highlighted section to see the Copy Link to Highlight option. This makes it easier to link to source material, entertaining content,…

How to transfer your Google Authenticator 2FA to a new device Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a secure way to protect online accounts by requiring an authentication code when somebody tries to access the account. Google Authenticator is a popular 2FA app, and it now has a feature that allows users to easily sync their codes…

EU legislation to disclose AI training data could trigger copyright lawsuits, according to a report. The EU’s proposed AI Act could force companies to disclose the sources of their training data, potentially leading to lawsuits against major tech companies. This amendment was a late addition to the draft AI Act and would require companies to…

Microsoft annoys Google Chrome users with new Bing AI ad in Edge Microsoft Edge is introducing a new feature which allows users to compare results from Google’s AI chatbot, Bard, and Microsoft’s Bing AI. When users navigate to bard.google.com, an animated ad for Bing will appear in the upper-right corner of Edge’s address bar, leading…

Apple employee sentenced for stealing $17 million Dhirendra Prasad, a former Apple employee, was sentenced to three years in prison and must pay back over $19 million in restitution after being charged with mail and wire fraud schemes. Prasad had been employed at the company for 10 years and used his knowledge of Apple’s fraud…

Zyxel Firewall Devices Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks Zyx Zyxel, a networking equipment maker, has released patches for several critical security flaws in its firewall devices, which could lead to remote code execution and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The most severe of these flaws is tracked as CVE-2022-43389 and is rated 9.8 on…

Why Your Detection-First Security Strategy Isn’t Working Cybersecurity is an ever-growing challenge, with attacks increasing despite the estimated $172 billion spent on global cybersecurity in 2022. Relying on malware signatures and blocklists is futile, as attacks keep growing and organizations are understaffed to detect them. Endpoint detection and response (EDR) adoption has grown rapidly, but…

Atomic macOS Malware Steals Keychain Passwords and Crypto Wallet Contents Threat actors are offering a new malicious software called Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) for sale on Telegram for $1,000 per month. AMOS is capable of stealing various types of information from a victim’s device, including passwords, system information, desktop files, and more. It is often…

ViperSoftX InfoStealer Uses Sophisticated Techniques to Avoid Detection ViperSoftX is a sophisticated information-stealing malware first documented in 2020 and has been deployed across numerous countries. It is typically delivered via a software crack or a key generator and can install rogue browser extensions to steal passwords and crypto wallet data. It has anti-virtual machine, anti-monitoring,…