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Biden Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software Over Russia Ties
The United States announced it is banning the sale of antivirus software from the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs on Thursday, according to a release from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. Kaspersky’s alleged close ties to the Russian government were found to pose a critical risk. The software’s privileged access to…
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Fight, Sell, or Shut Down: What’s Next for TikTok?
Congress passed a bill this week that forces TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban. President Biden signed it into law last week, starting a 270-day timer for TikTok to decide its future in the United States. There’s been talk about a ban like this for years, but now it’s actually happening. Bytedance,…
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The Internet Is Trying to Lessen Kate Middleton’s Workload by Photoshopping Memes
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, managed to turn the world on its head in recent days by posting a badly Photoshopped photo of her and her kids. The picture fueled conspiracy theories about her whereabouts after a nearly two-month-long public absence—had she been replaced by a body double? Was she in a coma?—and prompted…
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Deepfake Video Call Scams Finance Bro Out of $25 Million
A finance worker in Hong Kong hopped on a video call with, what appeared to be, multiple coworkers and his company’s Chief Financial Officer. Everyone looked and sounded real, but it turns out everyone on the call was a deepfake. The employee was scammed into paying out over $US25 million to unknown fraudsters, according to…