Lucas Ropek
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A YouTube Bug Is Allowing Users To Upload Hardcore Porn
A new investigation shows that YouTube has a bug that allows users to upload hardcore pornography to its platform. To make matters funnier, it isn’t exactly clear that YouTube knows how to fix the bug or that it is capable of taking down all the explicit material that has been uploaded. 404 Media reports that…
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ChatGPT Is Pretty Good At Writing Malware, It Turns Out
ChatGPT, the multi-talented AI-chatbot, has another skill to add to its LinkedIn profile: crafting sophisticated “polymorphic” malware.
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Supposedly Quantum-Proof Encryption Cracked By Basic-Arse PC
It turns out that breaking an encryption algorithm meant to withstand the most powerful cyberattacks imaginable might not be as tough as we’d been led to believe. In a paper published over the weekend, researchers demonstrated that a PC with a single-core processor (weaker than a decent laptop) could break a “post-quantum” algorithm that had been…
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Russia Looks At Legalising Software Piracy To Offset Sanctions
It sounds like Russia may be getting a little desperate to stave off economic collapse in the wake of Ukraine-related Western sanctions. The new plan? Legalise certain forms of software piracy as a potential workaround for products whose companies’ have recently cut off distribution in Russia.