Open-source software is integral to keeping the Internet up and running, as well as critical tech infrastructure across the world. It’s an indispensable part of everyone’s everyday lives, even if they don’t know it. 

Google has announced a lawsuit against alleged scammers responsible for thousands of illegitimate listings, including fake businesses on its popular maps app. According to CBS News, a man working within a wider network sold fake business profiles. 

With every online fad that promises to change how you do something forever, there always comes a brand new way to scam people. Cryptocurrency is no exception.

By now, many of us have become so familiar with CAPTCHA that it’s become second nature to prove we’re “not a robot” without batting an eyelid, whether it’s typing out an obscured text or ticking a box. But would you notice if the CAPTCHA requests went even further?

A recent analysis found that Dark Caracal, a prolific spyware campaign of unknown hackers active for over a decade, has started using a new type of malware in recent attacks. According to Positive Technologies, this malware is called Poco RAT and has been utilized in a campaign targeting Spanish-speaking Latin American countries since 2022. 

Privacy experts are concerned following the UK government’s demand that Apple give it access to encrypted user data stored on Apple’s cloud. The government’s “technical capability notice” was issued secretly to Apple but later leaked to The Washington Post. The notice relates to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act, which lets the government demand access to users from tech companies if it relates to national security and crime prevention.

Google recently updated its AI principles, concrete standards intended to guide how the web giant develops AI. Initially, there were seven principles, but they have been reduced to three core tenets.