Ray Fernández

Buenos Aires, United States

Contributing Journalist at TechRepublic

Senior Technology Journalist at Techopedia

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Articles

Neuromorphic Computing May Make AI Data Centers Less Wasteful

3 days ago | thedailyupside.com | Ray Fernández

With AI driving up data center costs and energy usage, tech firms are increasingly interested in alternatives, including one that mimics the human brain: Neuromorphic computing. Neuromorphic computing processes data in the same location in which it’s stored, allowing for real-time decision making and vastly reducing energy consumption in operations.
Beware of tax-related scams

1 week ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

Tax season can be a time of rushed deadlines and heightened stress, and cybercriminals are banking on those emotions to steal your financial data. A new report found threats targeting taxpayers in 2025 have risen by 28%. In this article, we talk to experts about tax season scams in 2025 and how to detect them.
How to get rid of Ask toolbar, and what is it?

1 week ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

Whether for work or personal use, most of us use a web browser every day. So, when your browser starts acting strangely, such as forcing you to use Ask.com instead of your default search engine, you may ask yourself what’s going on. What is the Ask toolbar, and why are you being forced to use it? If your web browser is behaving as if it’s under the influence of a malevolent force, the Ask toolbar malware could be to blame.
Recent toll payment scams traced back to the Smishing Triad group

2 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

A large-scale phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) group allegedly based in China is sending out millions of SMS to iPhone and Android users. The group has more than 60,000 fake websites. The typical SMS claiming that there have been movements in your bank account, you owe highway tolls, or you have a UPS package awaiting confirmation has evolved and is now a real risk.
Can opening an email cause a virus? Here's how to detect it

2 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

The classic definition of an email virus is a malicious email that includes code or a link designed to infect your device. It can then send copies of itself to everyone on your contact list. However, as threats evolve, their definitions tend to broaden. Today, email malware is considered to be any email that is sent with a malicious purpose, whether it’s a phishing email or a virus email. This also includes any emails that contain malicious links, files (like malware PDFs), or hidden malware code.
Why CIOs Need Full Visibility into ‘Opaque’ Operational Tech

2 weeks ago | thedailyupside.com | Ray Fernández

Increasingly sophisticated attacks on the building blocks of 21st-century life — from oil pipelines to power plants and telecommunications — have prompted growing government pressure for industries to strengthen their defenses. Cyberattacks that led to the shutdown of Seattle’s port and airport and disrupted New York’s emergency services, for example, prompted the NSA and CISA to urge critical infrastructure providers to make improvements as long ago as 2020.
Multiple VPNs on the App Store seem linked to the Chinese military

2 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

A new report claims to have discovered evidence that Chinese companies are obfuscating their ownership of apps that are being distributed via the Apple App Store. The apps in question are VPN apps served to US users. VPN apps are heavily used in work environments to secure privacy but are particularly popular among kids and young adults. These groups use VPN services to bypass geographic restrictions that exist in gaming, streaming services, and other online content services.
Fake DeepSeek ads are spreading trojan malware

3 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

Once again, cybersecurity researchers have identified sites impersonating DeepSeek for malicious purposes. For the past months — since the Chinese AI DeepSeek jumped to international fame — scammers, phishing actors, and malware distributors have been abusing the brand’s popularity to drive their cyberattacks. Malwarebytes recently warned that the trend of targeting DeepSeek users is still active, with a new campaign distributing trojan malware through a fake site.
Dark AI tools are gaining popularity with cybercriminals

3 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

It’s no secret that cybercriminals are using AI. They use the technology to write more engaging phishing messages, create fake websites, code malware, and run deepfake cyberattacks, among other things. In this trend, bad actors are abusing legitimate AI apps by jailbreaking them — removing the safeguards of AI models. A new report found that dark web chatter for jailbreaking has surged.
How do you get rid of the Yahoo redirect virus, and what is it?

3 weeks ago | moonlock.com | Ray Fernández

If you’re doing web searches on a search engine like Google or DuckDuckGo, you will understandably be startled if your search results are abruptly redirected to Yahoo Search. You’ll probably find yourself asking how you ended up on Yahoo. Was it just a mistake? We’re here to answer that question. So, why does Yahoo keep replacing Google?