DevSecOps automation tools startup Rezilion Inc. today announced a new feature called Smart Fix that offers critical guidance for users to understand the most strategic upgrade to fix vulnerable components. The feature seeks to address the issue wherein patching is a complicated and noisy process, which can lead to longer times for fixes and increases risks for ...

The records of nearly 9 million people have been published online following a LockBit ransomware attack on Managed Care of North America Inc. The company, also known as MCNA Dental, is a leading provider of dental plans in the U.S., serving private employers, individuals and families through a range of Medicare, long-term and commercial plans. ...

A previously unknown form of Android spyware has been discovered in a marketing software development kit used in 101 applications that have been downloaded an estimated 421 million times. Detailed today by researchers at Doctor Web Ltd., the spyware module called “SpinOk” attracts users through mini-games and promises various types of rewards. Once activated, the spyware ...

A recently launched hacking site has published the member database of RaidForums, a notorious hacking forum taken offline in 2022. Founded in 2015, RaidForums operated on the regular internet and was a popular hacking and data leak forum. Although it offered various illegal services, it was best known for trading stolen credentials. The site was taken ...

Nvidia Corp. and Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek Inc. today signed a new partnership to “bring drivers and passengers new experiences inside the car.” Announced at the COMPUTEX 2023 Expo in Taipei, the deal sees the two companies working together to bring advanced technology to automotive applications. MediaTek will develop automotive systems-on-chip that integrate Nvidia’s graphics ...

A growing number of Facebook users are reporting an issue in which their Facebook accounts are being disabled because of violations attributed to linked Instagram accounts that the Facebook users themselves do not own. The issue, which was first reported weeks ago on the subreddit r/facebookdisableme and reported by ReviewGeek May 16, starts with the affected user receiving ...

A New York lawyer has found himself in trouble in a lawsuit between a man and the airline Avianca Holding S.A. after presenting nonexistent citations in the case generated by ChatGPT. The case involved a man named Roberto Mata suing Avianca, claiming he was injured when a metal service cart struck his knee during a ...

Autonomous vehicle software development company Applied Intuition Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire self-driving truck software company Embark Technology Inc. in an all-cash transaction for $71 million. Founded in 2016, Embark designs automotive-grade self-driving software that uses machine learning for perception while relying on a safety-redundant computing system. The company’s custom-built hardware platform, pitched as ...

OpenAI Inc., the nonprofit arm of artificial intelligence company OpenAI LP, today launched a new program that will award grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process to devise what rules AI systems should follow. The “Democratic Inputs to AI” program is launching with 10 $100,000 grants to any organization or individuals aiming ...

The popular short video service TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., is reportedly jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon and testing a new AI-powered chatbot. First reported on by Bloomberg, the chatbot is named Tako and, in its current form, is described as an “experimental chatbot” that can answer questions and have conversations with users. The early ...