Nov 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / CryptocurrencyGoogle has revealed that bad actors are leveraging techniques like landing page cloaking to conduct scams by impersonating legitimate sites."Cloaking is specifically designed to prevent moderation systems and teams from reviewing policy-violating content which enables them to deploy the scam directly to users," Laurie Richardson, VP and Head of Trust and Safety at Google, said."The landing pages often mimic well-known sites and create a sense of urgency to manipulate users into purchasing counterfeit products or unrealistic products."Cloaking refers to the practice of serving different content to search engines like Google and users with the ultimate goal of manipulating search rankings and deceiving users.The tech giant said it has also observed a cloaking trend wherein users clicking on ads are redirected via tracking templates to scareware sites that claim their devices are compromised with malware and lead them to other phony customer support sites, which trick them into revealing sensitive information.Some of the other recent tactics adopted by fraudsters and cybercriminals are listed below -Misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create deepfakes of public figures, taking advantage of their credibility and reach to conduct investment fraudUsing hyper-realistic impersonation for bogus crypto investment schemesApp and landing page clone scams that dupe users into visiting lookalike pages of their legitimate counterparts, leading to credential or data theft, malware downloads, and fraudulent purchasesCapitalizing on major events and combining them with AI to defraud people or promote non-existent products and servicesGoogle told The Hacker News that it intends to release such advisories about online fraud and scams every six months as part of its efforts to raise awareness about the risks.Many of the cryptocurrency-related scams such as pig butchering originate from Southeast Asia and are run by organized crime syndicates from China, who lure individuals with the prospect of high-paying jobs, only to be confined within scam factories located across Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and the Philippines.A report published by the United Nations last month revealed that criminal syndicates in the region are stepping up by swiftly integrating "new service-based business models and technologies including malware, generative AI, and deepfakes into their operations while opening up new underground markets and cryptocurrency solutions for their money laundering needs."The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) described the incorporation of generative AI and other technological advancements in cyber-enabled fraud as a "powerful force multiplier," not only making it more efficient but also lowering the bar for entry to technically less-savvy criminals.Google, earlier this April, sued two app developers based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen for distributing fake Android apps that were used to pull off consumer investment fraud schemes. Late last month, the company, alongside Amazon, filed a lawsuit against a website named Bigboostup.com for selling and posting fake reviews on Amazon and Google Maps."The website sold fake product reviews to bad actors to publish on their product listing pages in Amazon's store and fake reviews of business listings on Google Search and Google Maps," Amazon said.The development comes a little over a month after Google announced a partnership with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and DNS Research Federation (DNS RF) to tackle online scams.Furthermore, the company said it has blocked or removed more than 5.5 billion advertisements for violating its policies in 2023 alone, and that it's rolling out live scam detection in its Phone app for Android to secure users against potential scams and fraud by making use of its Gemini Nano on-device AI model."For example, if a caller claims to be from your bank and asks you to urgently transfer funds due to an alleged account breach, Scam Detection will process the call to determine whether the call is likely spam and, if so, can provide an audio and haptic alert and visual warning that the call may be a scam," it said.Another new security feature is the introduction of real-time alerts in Google Play Protect to notify users of potentially malicious apps like stalkerware installed on their devices."By looking at actual activity patterns of apps, live threat detection can now find malicious apps that try extra hard to hide their behavior or lie dormant for a time before engaging in suspicious activity," Google noted.Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

The results of the 2024 US presidential election kicked off a flurry of speculation about what changes a second Donald Trump administration will bring in terms of policy, including cybersecurity.InformationWeek spoke to three experts in the cybersecurity space about potential shifts and how security leaders can prepare while the industry awaits change.Changes to CISAIn 2020, Trump fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs after he attested to the security of the election, despite Trumps unsupported claims to the contrary. It seems that the federal agency could face a significant shakeup under a second Trump administration.The Republican party believes that agency has had a lot of scope creep, AJ Nash, founder and CEO of cybersecurity consultancy Unspoken Security, says.For example, Project 2025, a policy playbook published by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, calls to end CISAs counter-mis/disinformation efforts. It also calls for limits to CISAs involvement in election security. The project proposes moving the CISA to the Department of Transportation.Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during his campaign, but there is overlap between the playbook and the president-elects plans, the New York Times reports.Related:I think it safe to say that CISA is going to have a lot of changes, if it exists at all, which I think [is] challenging because they have been very responsible for both election security and a lot of efforts to curb mis-, dis- and malinformation, says Nash.AI Executive OrderIn 2023, President Biden signed an executive order regarding AI and major issues that arose in the wake of its boom: safety, security, privacy, and consumer protection. Trump plans to repeal that order.We will repeal Joe Bidens dangerous Executive Order that hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical Leftwing ideas on the development of this technology. In its place, Republicans support AI Development rooted in Free Speech and Human Flourishing, according to a 2024 GOP Platform document.Less federal oversight on the development of AI could lead to more innovation, but there are questions about what a lack of required guardrails could mean. AI, how it is developed and used, has plenty of ramifications to cybersecurity and beyond.The tendency of generative AI to hallucinate or confabulate that's the concern, which is why we have guardrails, points out Claudia Rast, chair of the intellectual property, cybersecurity, and emerging technology practice at law firm Butzel Long.Related:While the federal government may step back from AI regulation, that doesnt mean states will do the same. You're going to see California [and] Texas and other states taking a very proactive role, says Jeff Le, vice president of global government affairs and public policy at cybersecurity ratings company SecurityScorecard.California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills relating to the regulation of GenAI. A bill -- the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) -- was introduced in the Lone Star State earlier this year.Cybersecurity RegulationThe Trump administration is likely to roll back more cybersecurity regulation than it will introduce. I fully anticipate there to be a significant slowdown or rollback on language or mandated reporting, incident reporting as a whole, says Le.Furthermore, billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, which will look to cut back on regulation and restructure federal agencies, Reuters reports.But enterprise leaders will still have plenty of regulatory issues to grapple with. They'll be looking at the European Union. They'll be looking at regulations coming out of Japan and Australia they'll also be looking at US states, says Le.That's going to be more of a question of how they're going to navigate this new patchwork.Related:Cyber Threat ActorsNation state cyber actors continue to be a pressing threat, and the Trump administration appears to be planning to focus on malicious activity coming out of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.I do anticipate the US taking a more aggressive stance, and I think that's been highlighted by the incoming national security advisor Mike Waltz, says Le. I think he has made a point to prioritize a more offensive role, and that's with or without partners.Waltz (R-Fla.) has been vocal about combatting threats from China in particular.Preparing for ChangePredicting a political future, even just a few short months away, is difficult. With big changes to cybersecurity ahead, what can leaders do to prepare?While uncertainty prevails, enterprise leaders have prior cybersecurity guidelines at their fingertips today. It's time to deploy and implement the best practices that we all know are there and [that] people have been advising and counseling for years at this point, says Rast.

Its been a decade since Cameron Diaz made a movie. (Technically its been a decade since she madethree movies; in 2014 she appeared inThe Other Woman,Sex Tape, andAnnie.) Diazconfirmed in 2018 that sheconsidered herself retired, but six years later she is now un-retired and starring in the appropriately titledBack in Action.The film is coming to Netflixin very early 2025.Diaz starsopposite Jamie Foxx(who previouslyworked with Diaz in that film version ofAnnie, as well as the filmAny Given Sunday); Back in Action looks like a more adult-orientedSpy Kids: Its about a married pair of former spies, whose kids dont know about their violent pasts, until theyre called back to (you guessed it) action. (The trailer name checksThe Bourne Identity, but I dunno, the whole family dynamic gives it more of aSpy Kidsvibe to me, with maybe a dash ofMr. and Mrs. Smith.)The film is directed by Seth Gordon, whose previous work includesThe King of Comedy,Horrible Bosses,Identity Thief, and the movie version ofBaywtch.The cast of the film also includes Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson and Glenn Close.Watch the trailer for the film below:READ MORE: Netflix Introduces New Feature For Mobile UsersHere is the films official synopsis:Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily and Matt find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.Back in Action is set to premiere on Netflix on January 17.Get our free mobile appNetflixs Holiday 2024 LineupHeres all the films, shows, and specials coming to Netflix in the 2024 holiday season.

Hollywoods guiding philosophy over the past few decades goes something like this: If it worked once before, it will work again.Once an idea connects with audiences, studios will run it into the ground with sequels, remakes, reboots, prequels, and legacyquels. Original concepts? Bold ideas? Feh! Giveem an old hit, a second (or third, or tenth) time. That will work, right?Not always. Despite what studio executives might believe, sure things are no certainty, and for every bona fide blockbuster sequel there areaa dozen that stopped a franchise in its tracks. Plus, Hollywood has made so many sequels in the last few years, that only the most dedicated film nerd could possibly remember themall.Lets see how manyyouremember. Here is a list of 20 sequels, most released in the 21st century. See how many remain etched in your mind just a few years later, and how many you forgot about, even if (or maybeespecially if) you watched them once upon a time. Keep in mind: These are not sequels to obscure foreign titles, orcheapo junkthat went direct-to-video. These are marquee movie brands with A-list stars, based on movies that in most cases remain quite popular on home video and streaming. Its just that sometimes when things work once, theycantwork the same again.(By the way: Weve made a list of forgotten movie sequels before. None of the obscure titles on that list repeat here. Hollywood makes a lot of sequels! )20 Sequels You Forgot ExistedThese hit films all got sequels although most were flops, and all are now forgotten.READ MORE: 10 Once-Beloved Movies That Have Faded Into ObscurityGet our free mobile appOnce-Beloved Movie Gimmicks That Have Faded AwayMovie theaters have resorted to some interesting tactics to lure in viewers through the years.

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You could have a couple of years under your belt, or be an experienced full stack developer, you will find challenging and interesting work in a fun environment with us!What will you do?On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities and activities will include;Work in a self-managing, cross functional team, contributing to future implementation and system improvement;Collaborate with team members and product department on agreed road map;Take on own tasks and projects, complete required research and collaborate with team members to find solution;Take ownership of workload and deliver on task to agreed timelines;Make suitable improvements to the code base when possible.Provide clear comments on work, following company and industry-standard guidelines.Who are we looking for?Qualification on computer science field or equivalent experience;Several years experience working on full-stack development (.NET);Ability to collaborate with colleagues and partake in healthy debate to find solutions;Always interested in learning new things;Pragmatic problem solver and detail oriented;Precise in code, communication and documentation.Why youll LOVE working at Power diaryWhen you join Power Diary, youll benefit from perks like; Work from AnywhereThere are no offices at Power Diary as weve been a distributed team long before everyone else caught on. We look for the best people around the world not just those who live within a 1 hour commute. If you like working from home, or really from anywhere, youll find a bunch of like-minded people here. Paid Time OffTheres no sense in working all the time we believe everyone needs balance and we want you to have enough time to do other things that enrich your life. We offer all of our permanent team members 30 days of paid time off and we expect you to take it. FlexibilityNeed to get the kids to school or want to do a gym class in the middle of the day? No problem. We need you to be available for some agreed core hours to work with your colleagues and cover our service requirements, but other than that your time is yours. Competitive PayWe aim to work with the best people wherever and whoever they are. We know this comes at a business cost, but we consider this an investment in the companys future. We offer competitive pay and we want all team members to feel well-rewarded for their contribution. Results DrivenAt Power Diary, we detest bureaucracy and we strive to keep the focus on building and supporting great software that will help our customers (and in turn, help more of their clients). There are no pointless meetings, forms, or other impediments in your way. As we grow, we aim to stay agile in every way. Learning & GrowthWere big supporters of personal growth and development and our team is constantly learning and upskilling themselves in many different areas. Innovation is a big part of our culture and we welcome new ideas from everyone. Inspiring TeamWe truly love our team at Power Diary and we hope you will too. Were a bunch of unique individuals from all kinds of backgrounds with a vast array of specialist skills and interests. Although we work remotely, the team works closely together and we also make time to know and support each other. Meaningful WorkWere constantly getting feedback from customers that are relieved to have found Power Diary. In many cases, they refer to us as a life saver or a game changer, and it feels great to be part of something that helps people get the healthcare support they need. See our customer feedback here.About Power DiaryPower Diary is a leading healthcare practice management system used in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.Our mission is simple: To provide health practitioners with the ultimate Practice Management Software that makes running a health practice easier and more rewarding.Power Diarys customer base is growing and we need smart, passionate people to join our team and help take us to the next level. Were looking for people who are genuinely excited to help health practitioners do their work, and be part of a globally distributed teamAs a healthcare company, we care about our workforce just as much as our clients and their patients. 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Time zones: EST (UTC -5), CST (UTC -6), MST (UTC -7), PST (UTC -8), AKST (UTC -9), HST (UTC -10), AST (UTC -4), NST (UTC -3:30)SIGMA Assessment Systems Job DescriptionSenior Full Stack Engineer (Python / React / PostgreSQL)Summary of PositionSIGMA Assessment Systems is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help us develop our next-generation assessment platform for administering high-stakes psychometric/psychological testing to support organizations with selection, placement, planning and development decisions.The ideal candidate has experience contributing to large-scale software platforms from design to development. In this role, you will be working closely with a related business and our agency partner over several phases of the project as well as our Product Manager. This is an exciting opportunity as this team is newly forming become a founding member of our development team and help shape it!Your initial focus will be to get up to speed on our next-generation platform, provide input to refine our development pipeline and assist in the planning and execution of an assessment authoring platform.Key Responsibilities of PositionThe successful candidate will:Have experience designing and developing large-scale platforms used by thousands of users, with a focus on writing highly performant code and ensuring high-stakes accuracyParticipate and contribute in the day-to-day development processCollaborate with cross-functional teams to understand our clients and the value our product strives to deliverCollaborate with our external agency developers to ensure code quality and consistent high-quality executionStrive to deliver high-quality code even under tight timelines, while ensuring consistency by writing tests to maintain the code qualityParticipate in code reviews, help estimate work and define tools and frameworksProactively contribute to continuous improvement, integration speed, developer productivity, release velocity and qualityEnsure the software is rigorously tested for performance, reliability, and scalability under different conditions. Understand when and how to execute various types of performance testing: speed, load/volume and scalability testing using appropriate toolsDevelop and maintain comprehensive documentation for software and systemsCollaborate with our QA Lead to troubleshoot bugs, prioritize issues and implement solutionsThe successful candidate possesses knowledge and interest in:Ticket tracking and documentation tools such as Jira, Notion, and Wrike, and internal communication platforms like Slack and TeamsPython, Django, Javascript, and React with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and scriptingExtensive experience designing and developing API architecture using RESTful APIs or GraphQL endpointsExtensive experience with PostgreSQL, including database design, schema creation and while ensuring database performance, scalability and securityExperience designing and developing micro-servicesAzure services: servers, storage, functions, DevOpsFamiliar with DevOps practicesGithubLinuxQualifications and RequirementsBachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field, or combination of equivalent training and experienceFive or more years as a software engineerOrganizational and time management skills, with attention to detail and accuracySelf-development skills to keep currentEnglish proficiency, written and oralHours and CompensationThis is a full-time permanent position with the expectation of 37.5 hours per week. SIGMA offers competitive salaries, vacation time with additional time off the last week of December for the holiday season, a health spending reimbursement account, and flexible working hours to all employees.This position offers room for advancement and promotion as we continue to grow, limited only by your drive and abilities.What Makes SIGMA a Great Place to WorkWe hire smart, effective, and kind people. We treat them well and pay them fairly. Many of our employees have been with us for more than 15 years, and most have advanced degreesA respectful and professional environment where your input is valuedWere family-friendly and provide an excellent work-life balance Time off during the winter holiday breakAbout UsFor over 50 years, SIGMA has developed psychological assessments and offered related consulting services, with a focus on business applications of psychology, such as leadership development and employee selection. We work with executives, leaders, and other employees from a variety of industries, such as government, education, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.SIGMA offers the opportunity to work in an engaging, challenging, and growing business with other talented individuals. Our size and structure give us a degree of flexibility which is usually not possible in very large organizations. If youre looking for a rewarding job opportunity, join our talented team of professionals. Related Jobs See more Full-Stack Programming jobs

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This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Google DeepMind has a new way to look inside an AIs mind We dont know exactly how AI works, or why it works so well. Thats a problem: It could lead us to deploy an AI system in a highly sensitive field like medicine without understanding that it could have critical flaws embedded in its workings. A team at Google DeepMind that studies something called mechanistic interpretability has been working on new ways to let us peer under the hood. It recently released a tool to help researchers understand what is happening when AI is generating an output. Its all part of a push to get a better understanding of exactly what is happening inside an AI model. If we do, well be able to control its outputs more effectively, leading to better AI systems in the future. Read the full story. Scott J Mulligan Whats on the table at this years UN climate conference Talks kicked off this week at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running for a couple of weeks each year, the global summit is the largest annual meeting on climate change. The issue on the table this time around: Countries need to agree to set a new goal on how much money should go to developing countries to help them finance the fight against climate change. Complicating things? A US president-elect whose approach to climate is very different from that of the current administration (understatement of the century). This is a big moment that could set the tone for what the next few years of the international climate world looks like. Heres what you need to know about COP29 and how Donald Trumps election is coloring things. Casey Crownhart This story is from The Spark, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things energy and climate. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday. The must-reads Ive combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The FBI is investigating crypto predictions-betting platform Polymarket Its investigating whether the firm allowed US traders to bet on the election. (Bloomberg $)+ Doing so would have been a violation of an agreement with the US government. (NYT $)+ Polymarket claims to be a fully transparent prediction market. (WSJ $)2 OpenAI is calling for the US government to invest in AI Without financial support, the US could lose crucial ground to China, it warns. (WP $)+ The firm floated the idea of building a colossal data center. (The Information $) 3 AI-generated Elon Musk propaganda is rife on Facebook Pro-Musk inspiration porn is the content of choice for spammers. (404 Media)+ Trump is surrounding himself with terminally online edgelords. (The Atlantic $)4 The online right has a misogynistic new rallying cry Your body, my choice is being spread by young men seeking to provoke. (New Yorker $)+ The upcoming presidency could usher in an age of gendered regression. (The Guardian)5 Chinas human factory workers are under pressure Robots are creeping into every level of the manufacturing process. (FT $)+ Three reasons robots are about to become way more useful. (MIT Technology Review)Efforts to revitalize native facilities arent exactly going to plan. (6 The future of chipmaking in AmericaWired $)+ Whats next in chips. (MIT Technology Review)7 Blindbox live streaming is thrilling shoppers in ChinaYou never know what youre going to get. (NYT $) 8 What the glacial Earth may have looked like Around 700 million years ago, the entire planet was covered in ice. (Ars Technica)+ Life-seeking, ice-melting robots could punch through Europas icy shell. (MIT Technology Review)9 How to protect the worlds largest single coral colony The newly-discovered colony is the size of two basketball courts. (Vox)+ The race is on to save coral reefsby freezing them. (MIT Technology Review)10 These researchers have reinvented the wheel This morphing wheel can roll over obstacles up to 1.3 times the height of its radius. (Reuters) Quote of the day Shawty crunk, so fresh, so clean. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO-turned rapper, debuts a reworked version of 2002 rap hit Get Low in a tribute to his wife, the Wall Street Journal reports. The big story Marseilles battle against the surveillance state June 2022Across the world, video cameras have become an accepted feature of urban life. Many cities in China now have dense networks of them, and London and New Delhi arent far behind. Now France is playing catch-up. Concerns have been raised throughout the country. But the surveillance rollout has met special resistance in Marseille, Frances second-biggest city.Its unsurprising, perhaps, that activists are fighting back against the cameras, highlighting the surveillance systems overreach and underperformance. But are they succeeding? Read the full story.Fleur Macdonald We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.) + This years gurning championship winning mugshots do not disappoint.+ What does it mean to have personal style, exactly?+ Amsterdams unofficial police cat is absolutely adorable (and he lives on a boat!)+ Save the wormsthis writer certainly is.