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Fake contacts, bounced to order
Many recent Design Ideas have involved button-pushing to control power. Some may have been more resistant to contact-bounce than others—but how can we really check that? This DI describes how some simple circuitry can simulate bouncy contacts, and do so controllably and repeatably, thus allowing an objective measure of how well the debouncing works. Wow…
U.S. Seizes $7.74M in Crypto Tied to North Korea’s Global Fake IT Worker Network
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other digital assets allegedly linked to a global IT worker scheme orchestrated by North Korea. “For years, North Korea has exploited global remote IT contracting and cryptocurrency…
Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs – Krebs on Security
Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by leveraging the same malicious advertising technology that powers a sprawling ecosystem of online hucksters and website hackers. A new report on the fallout from that investigation finds this dark ad tech industry is far more…
Tricked by fake Apple AirPods 2: Fool me once, shame on you
Fake electronics fiascos Until recently, at least to the best of my awareness and recollection, I’ve only been fooled into three purchases of counterfeit tech devices, all of which I’ve documented in past blog posts: Hands-on review: Is a premium digital audio player worth the price? (Specifically note the mention within it of my acquisition…
YouTube is finally doing something about all those fake movie trailers
Summary Fake movie trailers with AI-generated content are all over YouTube, and the video platform is finally taking action against some of the biggest culprits. A Deadline investigation found that Hollywood studios were asking YouTube to redirect revenue gained from these fake AI trailers to them. YouTube has suspended ad revenue for channels like Screen…
North Korean Hackers Spread Malware via Fake Crypto Firms and Job Interview Lures
North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process. “In this new campaign, the threat actor group is using three front companies in the cryptocurrency consulting industry—BlockNovas LLC (blocknovas[.] com), Angeloper Agency (angeloper[.]com), and SoftGlide LLC (softglide[.]co)—to spread malware via…
3 Ways to Detect Fake AI Generated Videos Online
Similar to Deepware, you need to upload the video on the portal, after which the tool takes a while to analyse it. The tool offers an option where you can upload the URL of any video on the internet to scan it. Deepware AI is a free and powerful tool that instantly scans if a…
How to Identify, Report Fake Scam Loan Apps (5 Ways)
The best way to check if a loan app is genuine or fake is to check its online reviews on the Google Play Store, or on discussion forums like Reddit, Quora, and Desidime. You can see the launch date of the loan app in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. You can find…
Talking with GPT-4o in a Fake Language • AI Blog
We wondered how well GPT-4o would cope with a totally fake language. To achieve this we used a rather poorly spelled phonetic way of writing the accent people in the west of Austria might have. So our fake language has similarities to German, but so do many other languages. Here is how the conversation went:…
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A fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and it’s not clear YouTube can stop him
In late September, Dominik “Domtendo” Neumayer received a troubling email. He had just featured The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom in a series of videos on his YouTube channel. Now, those videos were gone. “Some of your videos have been removed,” YouTube explained matter-of-factly. The email said that Domtendo had now received a pair…