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Sometimes using public phone charging is not worth it. These chargers have the potential to transmit malware to your cell phone during the the charging process. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/10/fbi-says-you-shouldnt-use-public-phone-charging-stations.html

A new theoretical attack developed by Korea University involves using the built in speakers of a computer to transmit data to a smartphone even if the computer is not connected to the internet. The attack uses high pitch frequencies undetectable by humans to send data from an infected computer to a smartphone. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/casper-attack-steals-data-using-air-gapped-computers-internal-speaker/

A government organization responsibilbe for the management of health care data reportedly suffered a breach resulting in the release of thousands of customers' data being released. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-investigates-data-breach-impacting-us-house-members-and-staff/

To my knowledge, this is the most in-depth daily weather website avaiable for Pennsylvania. With many filters ranging from temperature and wind speed to a live satellite view. Awesome stuff! https://keystone-mesonet.org/#

A new type of malware is on the rise that's used to infect PCs and take over the users social media accounts. The user is tricked into opening and running malware with names like 'AlbumGirlSexy.exe'. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/s1deload-stealer-target-facebook/

The video game publishing company Activision recently experienced a data breach. The was the result of a success SMS phishing attack. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/activision-confirms-data-breach-exposing-employee-and-game-info/

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This type of cyber scam involves 'fattening up' the victim before completing the scam. the victim is tricked into making fake financial investments then bullied into spending even more money to withdrawal funds, which will never happen. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/pig-butchering-scam-apps-sneak-into-apples-app-store-and-google-play/

This method applies to cars with keyless start up. https://poland.postsen.com/business/186062/A-new-method-of-car-theft-Why-did-the-thieves-make-a-hole-in-the-tailgate.html

The AI will tell the lawyer what to say and the lawyer will repeat its exact answers. Very interested to see how this will play out. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-robot-lawyer-artificial-intelligence-do-not-pay/

For those who are often in Teams or Zoom calls you may have noticed it's often hard to maintain eye contact. Many times the camera doesn't exactly line up with the screen or there are other things preventing eye contact. This is an interesting solution to that developed by NVIDIA. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/nvidias-broadcast-can-now-simulate-eye-contact-9912461.html

 Interesting read on how simply browsing around unsecured networks can reveal interesting data.  I do believe a 'No Fly List' was made public sometime ago, however this list appears to be much larger.  https://www.businessinsider.com/hacktivist-finds-us-no-fly-list-reveals-systemic-bias-surveillance-2023-1