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2 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Kanye West is self-reportedly attempting to break the world record for the most number of posts (tweets) on X (formerly Twitter) in the most unhinged way possible. “Ok. How many more tweets do I need to break the record,” said Kanye West, legally Ye, on X. The controversial rapper seems to be on a quest to break the world record for the amount of “tweets” posted to the social media platform X.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Systems in Ukraine and a few worldwide were infected using powerful malware, showing people across the world what cyberwar really looks like. In an office somewhere in Ukraine, a computer begins to boot up. All seems quiet – maybe it was just a glitch – until a new file opens up on the desktop. One lone extensionless file “PerfC.” The Windows folder opens, and the file suddenly moves. Then the computer shuts down, and no one is around to see what has happened.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Redditors on the subreddit r/Bitwarden are debating whether passwords or passphrases that rhyme are less secure. “A passphrase should always be 100% randomly generated. You shouldn’t be thinking of anything. And make it more than three words, please,” said one Redditor. Would a rhyming passphrase be less secure?
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2 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
WK Kellogg, the North American cereal giant, has suffered a data breach impacting an unknown number of victims. Earlier this year, WK Kellogg became aware of an incident affecting the third-party vendor Cleo, which is responsible for secure file transfers. The company told the cereal giant that an unauthorized actor had gained access to its servers, which Cleo hosted, late last year.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
TikTok Global is suing TikTok Inc., ByteDance, and ByteDance’s founder, Yiming Zhang, and is seeking no less than $58 billion. TikTok Global is accusing TikTok Inc., ByteDance, and ByteDance’s founder, Yiming Zhang, of antitrust violations and conspiracy to keep control of TikTok’s US operations ahead of the looming ban. The Florida-based limited liability company, which is responsible for overseeing operations in the US, was supposedly tricked out of acquiring ByteDance’s TikTok Inc.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Starting June 5th, Nintendo will debut various new games, including Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. However, gamers are furious about one thing – the price. Nintendo has already officially introduced the Nintendo Switch 2. The new handheld will be available on June 5th for a retail price starting at $499.99With the release of the new console comes new titles that gamers seemingly can’t wait to play. These include new versions of familiar games, such as Mario Kart and Donkey Kong.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Man sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for “holy grail” dark web child sexual abuse material (CSAM) he posted about for years. Craig James Myran, 47, was an avid user of the dark web, a secret part of the internet used via the Tor browser. Numerous illegal activities happen on the dark web, including the sale of illicit drugs and weapons, hacking and cybercrime schemes, as well as the distribution of child pornography.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Excessive screen time may increase the risk of depressive symptoms, particularly in young girls, due to its effect on their sleep. Depression is a common psychological condition that affects roughly 5% of adults, with depression being one of the leading causes of illness among adolescents, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates that roughly one in seven (14%) of 10 to 19-year-olds experience mental health conditions.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
Two men are suing the adults-only site OnlyFans, after the pair became suspicious that they weren’t talking to real models. The adult-only site OnlyFans encourages its models to actively talk to their subscribers. But adult entertainers with hundreds of thousands of subscribers aren’t capable of talking to all of their fans. However, that was news to M. Brunner and J. Fry who, according to 404 Media that first broke the story, said that they “became suspicious after subscribing” to OnlyFans models.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell
If you ask ChatGPT to illustrate a picture of itself – in whatever style you want – it will most likely draw a picture of the same white guy. ChatGPT-4o recently got an upgrade and introduced its “create image” feature, which allows users to draw realistic pictures of people, even celebrities. Well, except for Scarlett Johansson. Users immediately started asking the model to draw pictures of celebrities, mainly politicians, and illustrate images of real people.
