Weekly roundup exploring how cyber threats, AI misuse, and digital deception are reshaping global security trends.

Google shared a new update on Nov. 5, confirming that Gemini Deep Research can now use context from your Gmail, Drive and Chat. This allows the AI to pull information from your messages, attachments ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to file a permanent prison mail scanning rule by Dec. 3, but state lawmakers and advocates hope IDOC takes input seriously after ...

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...

FTP Hunter is a powerful and efficient tool designed for scanning FTP servers and detecting sensitive files. It provides a detailed directory tree of the FTP server and highlights potentially ...

If you’re searching for “is there a way to recover deleted files from SD card” on Google, it could be that you might have accidentally erased crucial data. Take your graduation ceremony photos, or a ...

Cutting corners: Microsoft has confirmed it will discontinue its popular document-scanning app, Microsoft Lens, at the end of 2025. The move will mark the end of a tool that has been a staple for ...

Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a "notable surge" in scanning activity targeting Progress MOVEit Transfer systems starting May 27, 2025—suggesting that attackers may be preparing for ...

A federal judge in California has issued a complicated pre-trial ruling in one of the first major copyright cases involving artificial intelligence training, finding that, while using legally acquired ...

Costco is testing a "Scan & Go" system to expedite checkout. The new system will allow customers to scan items with their phones and pay through the app. The "Scan & Go" system is being tested in 27 ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, known for creating ChatGPT, has launched World, a project that uses an eye scan to prove you are a real person online. The idea is to help people stand out from bots and AI by ...

Talk about a hidden value. Walmart shoppers are losing their minds after learning that the store’s budget-friendly Great Value items come equipped with invisible barcodes — a secret hiding in plain ...