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ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update animation in a full-screen browser page and hide the malicious code inside images.

Abstract: Versatile Video Coding (VVC) inherits Screen Content Coding (SCC) tools such as Intra Block Copy (IBC) and Palette mode (PLT) from High Efficiency Video Coding Screen Content Coding ...

If this had been a security drill, someone would've said it went too far. But it wasn't a drill—it was real. The access? Everything looked normal. The tools? Easy to find. The detection? Came too late ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. A doctor “pretending” to do CPR on a patient might seem like an ...

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Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to phishing campaigns that impersonate popular brands and trick targets into calling phone numbers operated by threat actors. "A significant portion of ...

With "vibe coding," almost anyone can be a programmer. Just ask an AI to generate code through a ChatGPT-like conversation, and refine the output. This technique is rapidly becoming a popular way for ...

A green screen opens up endless creative possibilities for video and photography. You can place yourself anywhere, add special effects, or create fun illusions. Some tricks make scenes look incredibly ...

As agents become integrated with more advanced functionality, such as code generation, you will see more Remote Code Execution (RCE)/Command Injection vulnerabilities in LLM applications. However, ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

The government is urging people to be wary of fake Labubu dolls as the knockoff versions "pose a serious risk of choking and death to young children." The Consumer Product Safety Commission sent out ...