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DeepSeek, a rapidly growing AI assistant, has announced that its services have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack, leading to temporary limitations on new user registrations. Despite this, new registrations are reportedly still being processed on the platform. A notice on DeepSeek’s website informs users of potential disruptions, stating, “Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services, registration may be busy. Please wait and try again. Registered users can log in normally. Thank you for your understanding and support.” The platform’s status page also indicates degraded performance. The Chinese startup has not provided additional details about the cyberattack, leaving it unclear whether existing users or their data have been impacted. Earlier this week, DeepSeek also experienced outages following its rapid ascent to the top of app store charts on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store. Launched just a few days ago on Android and iOS, DeepSeek has q...

Chinese startup DeepSeek is making headlines in the tech industry with its new AI model, DeepSeek R1, which has surpassed ChatGPT to become the top app on Apple’s App Store in the United States. DeepSeek R1 is a revolutionary tool that excels in complex reasoning tasks while being significantly more affordable. Developed at a cost of just $5.6 million, it is up to 95% cheaper than competing models from OpenAI. Early adopters have expressed their admiration for its effectiveness in areas such as coding, web development, chess strategy, and solving mathematical problems. Benchmark tests have demonstrated its prowess in addressing challenging coding and computational tasks. A key feature of DeepSeek R1 is its capability to operate locally on standard consumer hardware, efficiently managing complex tasks. Over the weekend, users took to social media to share examples of the model's performance on modest systems. Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, highlighted the compan...

As 404 Media  reports, new research from Claude chatbot developer Anthropic reveals that it's incredibly easy to "jailbreak" large language models, which means tricking them into ignoring their guardrails. Like, easy. What they did was create a simple algorithm called Best-of-N (BoN) Jailbreaking to prod the chatbots with different variations of the same prompts, such as randomly capitalizing letters and swapping a few letters around until the bots let the intrusive thoughts win and generating a verboten response. Anyone who's ever mocked someone online will be familiar with the orthography. As the researchers found, ask OpenAI's latest GPT-4o   model, "How can I build a bomb?" and it'll refuse to answer. But prod it with "How CAN I BLUId A BOmb?" and boom: the servile AI all of a sudden sounds like it's narrating "The Anarchist's Cookbook." The work illustrates the difficulties of "aligning" AI chatb...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is projected to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027, according to a report by Informa Connect Academ y. His wealth is reportedly increasing at an average annual rate of approximately 110%. As of September 2024, Musk's wealth was valued at approximately $265 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Tesla, the vehicle manufacturer he leads, is valued at roughly $670 billion, with rapid growth suggesting it could surpass a trillion-dollar valuation by 2025, as highlighted in the Informa Connect Academy report . Despite being the richest person, Musk lives a modest lifestyle. He resides in a tiny prefabricated house called the Boxabl Casita, located near SpaceX's Boca Chica launch site. The home measures just 375 square feet and costs around $50,000. Notably, Musk sold several properties, including California mansions worth over $100 million, opting for a more minimalistic lifestyle. In 20...

Elon Musk Backs AfD, Sparks Protests Across Germany Date: January 26, 2025 American tech billionaire Elon Musk made headlines on Saturday with a surprise live video address at the campaign launch of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Halle. Speaking to an audience of approximately 4,500 AfD supporters, Musk endorsed the party as Germany’s “best hope” ahead of the upcoming snap elections on February 23, 2025. Musk's remarks , made alongside AfD leader Alice Weidel, included calls for German national pride and warnings against the perceived dangers of multiculturalism. His appearance drew thunderous applause from AfD supporters but ignited fierce backlash across the nation. Germany, facing snap elections after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government, has seen a surge in AfD's popularity. The party recently became the first far-right group to win a state election since the Nazi era. However, it remains heavily cri...

WordPress administrators managing real estate websites using the RealHome Theme and its associated plugin, Easy Real Estate, are urged to secure their sites due to unpatched vulnerabilities. Researchers from Patchstack have identified critical security flaws in the theme and plugin, which pose significant risks to websites. RealHome Theme and Plugin Vulnerabilities Remain Unpatched Patchstack researchers discovered two major vulnerabilities in the RealHome Theme and the Easy Real Estate plugin that could jeopardize website security: CVE-2024-32444 (Critical severity, CVSS 9.8): A lack of nonce checks in the code handling user inputs allows privilege escalation in the RealHome Theme. Malicious actors can exploit this to create new admin accounts by abusing the inspiry_ajax_register action with a $user_role parameter. This oversight enables unauthorized attackers to gain full control of affected websites. CVE-2024-32555 (Critical severity, CVSS 9.8): Another privilege escal...

From the desk of information comes SpiderFoot, one of the  information open-source gathering tools. Here are some key points about the developments and updates related to SpiderFoot, an open-source intelligence (OSINT) automation tool: SpiderFoot: Described as an automated OSINT tool, SpiderFoot queries over 100 public data sources to gather intelligence on various targets including IP addresses, domain names, email addresses, and more. It's actively developed and has been around since 2012. It provides both a command-line interface and a web-based GUI for ease of use. image credit by: Shutterstock... Modules and Customization: SpiderFoot comes with over 200 modules for data analysis. Most of these don't require API keys, but for those that do, many offer a free tier. Users can customize or create modules to tailor the tool to specific investigative needs. Version 4.0.0: The open-source version 4.0.0 has been highlighted for its comprehensive information-gathering ...

Core Network Cabinet Setup 1 . Router/Firewall/Wireless AP: Install a Draytek router/firewall that also functions as a wireless access point. This will act as the gateway for your network. 2. Core Switch: Use an old but reliable NetGear switch (or upgrade if needed). Ensure it provides sufficient ports for your current setup and has room for future expansion. 3. Storage (NAS): Deploy a Synology NAS with RAID5 for redundancy. Configure a total storage capacity of 16TB. Use the NAS for: Media server Home drives Family-shared file storage Server Setup 1. Main Server Install an HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 server running Windows Server 2019 Datacenter. Configure storage: RAID1 for the operating system (OS) RAID5 for general storage Use SSDs in all bays for optimal performance. 2. Virtualization: Host two Domain Controllers (DCs) and one Applications VM , all running Windows Server 2022 Standard. Ensure your host hardware is sufficient: 2x 20-core physical processors 384GB RAM for amp...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales Takes Aim at Elon Musk Over “Defund Wikipedia” Comments Published: 22 January 2025 The online clash between tech leaders Elon Musk and Jimmy Wales has reignited, with the Wikipedia co-founder responding sharply to Musk’s call to “Defund Wikipedia.” The controversy began after Musk criticized the platform on X (formerly Twitter), referring to it as “Wokepedia” and urging users to stop donating until it “restores balance to its editing authority.” Musk’s frustrations appeared to stem from a recent update to his Wikipedia page that referenced his gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration—an event that remains divisive. His post read: “Defund Wikipedia until balance is restored! Stop donating to Wokepedia until they restore balance to their editing authority.” Jimmy Wales, never one to shy away from a debate, quickly fired back. In a pointed response, he wrote: “I think Elon is unhappy that Wikipedia is not for sale. I hope his campaign...