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WhatsApp is building a scam alert feature that flags suspicious messages before you reply
WhatsApp is developing Scam Alert, a feature that warns users about potentially fraudulent messages from unknown contacts. The post WhatsApp is building a scam alert feature that flags suspicious messages before you reply appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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Closing digital gaps means guaranteeing rights
The digital gaps in Colombia, especially in rural areas, have been justified under the umbrella of a “state absence.” The speeches are constructed from a repetitive, and sometimes complicit, reading that the problem is that the State does not arrive, an idea strengthened by insufficiency...
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Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD) backlog mushroomed from 13,000 unprocessed security vulnerabilities in February 2024 to more than 27,000 by the end of 2025, “undermining the NVD’s utility and public trust," according to an inspector general report.
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NSA selects new leads for key cybersecurity posts
David Imbordino, an NSA senior executive who most recently led its cybersecurity directorate in an acting capacity, has been named as its new chief. Bruce Jones, a career NSA technical and operational leader, as the new head of its Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.
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Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts
The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions began circulating on Telegram showing how to trick Meta's "AI support assistant" bot into resetting account passwords.
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Internet outages and blockages in Latin America: case studies in 6 countries in the region
The issue of internet outages, blockages and disruptions is not new in the region. For decades we have found documented cases of this type of situation. It is an issue that not only worries the population that is left without access to a service that has become essential for...
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