Sat.Mar 12, 2022

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Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram

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Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. Russia will ban Instagram, the decision was announced by Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor. Officially the Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor explained that the decision is the response of Meta that the posting of information containing calls for violence against Russian citizens.

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Russia Wants to Label Meta an ‘Extremist Organization’

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Plus: A satellite hack, ransomware extradition, and more of the week's top security news.

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Ubisoft suffered a cyber security incident that caused a temporary disruption

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Video game company Ubisoft has suffered a ‘cyber security incident’ that had a severe impact on games, systems, and services. The rumors of a cyber attack against Ubisoft circulated online in the last few days, while data extortion group LAPSUS$ claimed to have hacked the company. Over the last few days, multiple users reported problems accessing some services of the gaming firms.

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NFTs Don’t Work the Way You Might Think They Do

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We bust the biggest misconceptions about what "minting" actually means.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Attackers use website contact forms to spread BazarLoader malware

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Threat actors are spreading the BazarLoader malware via website contact forms to evade detection, researchers warn. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Abnormal Security observed threat actors spreading the BazarLoader/BazarBackdoor malware via website contact forms. TrickBot operation has recently arrived at the end of the journey, according to AdvIntel some of its top members move under the Conti ransomware gang, which is planning to replace the popular banking Trojan with the stealthier Bazar