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Month: January 2023

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  • January 3, 2023

Why chatGPT does not make you smarter

After a few tests, I can confirm chatGPT does not make me smarter, and I doubt it will help anyone else. Continue reading on Assorted Thoughts »

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  • January 3, 2023

RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.

Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as part of an activity dubbed RedZei (aka RedThief). “The RedZei fraudsters have chosen their targets carefully, researched them and realized it was a rich victim group that is ripe for exploitation,” cybersecurity researcher Will Thomas (@BushidoToken) said in a write-up

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What is cyber or digital forensics?

Cyber crimes are on the rise, and understanding forensic investigations is a key part of solving them. Learn the basics and get up to speed The post What is cyber or digital forensics? appeared first on .

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  • January 2, 2023

PyTorch: Machine Learning toolkit pwned from Christmas to New Year

The bad news: the crooks have your SSH private keys. The good news: only users of the “nightly” build were affected.

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Friday Squid Blogging: Grounded Fishing Boat Carrying 16,000 Pounds of Squid

Rough seas are hampering efforts to salvage the boat: The Speranza Marie, carrying 16,000 pounds of squid and some 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, hit the shoreline near Chinese Harbor at about 2 a.m. on Dec. 15. Six crew members were on board, and all were rescued without injury by another fishing boat. […] However, […]

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