Niamh Ancell

5 days ago | cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell

There is a range of mobile robots, designed to spy on your pets, which people use to navigate long-distance relationships. “POV: your boyfriend lives in another country but still annoys you,” says one of the many promotional TikTok videos currently going viral on social media. The video shows a woman sitting on the toilet with her boyfriend eerily spying on her while she does her business. “Let me watch,” he says as the robot he’s navigating approaches her.

5 days ago | cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell

Since its inception, social media has been used to track users' locations, ushering in a new era of problems for those being hunted. Recently, nineteen members and associates of a Mexican mafia prison gang were charged with conspiracy to murder an unnamed popular social media rapper. While the Mexican mafia member referred to as “The Elegant One” gave his cronies the “green light,” meaning that the victim was marked for death, the plot was unsuccessful as the victim survived a brutal attack.

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell

Cornell University students have brought back a nostalgic little gem but with a sadistic twist. You might remember the fun little digital pet, Tamagotchi, which gives you the feeling of having a companion without all the hard work of an actual pet. Perhaps you’ve encountered the age-old issue of being so furious with something or someone that you wish to throw them at a wall, but are aware of the ethical implications of such an action.

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell

An Australian dad who created a fake WiFi to spy on women and exfiltrate their intimate images has pleaded guilty. The Western Australian man, Michael Clapsis, 43, created what Australian Federal Police (AFP) are calling an “evil twin” WiFi to steal personal information from unsuspecting victims. The AFP’s Western Command Cybercrime Operations Team analyzed Clapsis’ data and devices and found dozens of credentials belonging to victims alongside fake WiFi pages.

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Niamh Ancell

Approximately 97% of developers use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write code, which causes a whole world of problems for developers and a new realm of opportunity for threat actors. A recent study by researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech found that developers should be wary when using AI to code.