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This is how a carefully hidden backdoor in fake AWS files escaped the attention of the general public

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Researchers have determined that two fake AWS packages, downloaded hundreds of times from the open source NPM JavaScript repository, contained carefully hidden code that, when executed, allowed access to developers’ computers. The packages—img-aws-s3-object-multipart-copy And legacyaws-s3-object-multipart-copy— were attempts to impersonate aws-s3-object-multipart-copy, a legitimate JavaScript library for copying files using Amazon’s S3 cloud service. The fake files … Read more

‘Conman’ shown on video ‘tricking pawnbroker into buying fake gold’

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By Matthew Cox 08:53 Jun 30, 2024, updated 09:06 Jun 30, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A ‘gold dealer’ who was caught on CCTV tricking a pawn shop into buying fake gold was also seen months earlier using a similar scam at another jeweler. Footage has emerged of the smartly dressed suspect targeting … Read more

Scammers who fled Stoke pawn shop in fake gold case caught on CCTV

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This was the moment surveillance cameras captured two smartly dressed con men making off with cash after defrauding a pawnbroker with a daring, fake gold swap. Paul Wood, owner of Church Street Gold Pottery and Furniture in Stoke, was devastated when he was tricked into buying counterfeit gold bars by a man and woman who … Read more

Fake Xanax gang produced pills in sheds and made millions – BBC News

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Image source, West Midlands Police Image caption, Brian Pitts and Katie Harlow organized marketing and online sales and would be the leaders Item information Author, Ben Godfrey Role, BBC Midlands Today June 19, 2024 A drug gang produced millions of counterfeit Xanax pills in garden sheds and garages and sold them to customers in the … Read more

Urgent warning for Google Chrome users after a cyber attack has hit the browser with fake error messages. Here’s how to protect yourself

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Hackers have a new tactic to sneak malware onto your computer: fake updates for Google's Chrome browser, as well as Microsoft's Word and OneDrive products

Security experts have warned Google Chrome users after discovering a cyberattack targeting the browserlike Microsoft‘s Word and OneDrive apps. The attack used fake error messages to trick users into installing the malicious software themselves as a ‘solution’. Hackers send notifications via email and pop-ups on websites, claiming that the user has encountered a software glitch … Read more

Boeing and Airbus aircraft built with ‘fake’ Chinese Titanium

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18:14 June 14, 2024, updated 18:44 June 14, 2024 Aircraft manufactured by Boeing and Airbus made components of titanium that were sold with false documentation. The Federal Aviation Administration unveiled the problem after Boeing had reported it to the agency when it was informed by parts supplier Spirit Aerosystems. Spirit is the same company that … Read more

We almost lost our business after ONE complaint from our neighbor

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By Emily Jane Davies and Ross Slater 08:17 June 01, 2024, updated 10:23 June 01, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A family claims they were ‘bullied’ by the council after a nightmare neighbor complained about ‘stomach-churning smells’ coming from their garden. Geoff Grewcock and his daughter Emma Hudson from Nuneaton, West Mids have … Read more

AI can ‘fake’ empathy but also encourage Nazism, disturbing research suggests

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Computer scientists have discovered this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and large language models (LLMs) can unintentionally breed Nazism, sexism and racism in their conversation partners. When asked to show empathy, these conversation agents do so with great regularity, even when the people using them are self-described Nazis. Furthermore, the chatbots did nothing to challenge the … Read more

Fake is cool: Luxury brands are urged to embrace the rise of #dupe

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High-end brands should ‘lean in’ and embrace the #dupe subculture that feeds on recommending duplicates or cheaper alternatives to luxury products, social media experts advise. Dupes, counterfeits and brand imitators are not new: the first wave of beauty YouTubers highlighted cheaper products as early as 2010. But in the past, buying imitation items was mainly … Read more