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Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Gmail users told to take one step to protect themselves from AI scam
A tech expert has explained how 1.8billion Gmail users could fall foul of a new artificial intelligence scam that takes advantage of the company's Gemini app, and what they can do to avoid it Google has issued a "red alert" to 1.8billion users of its email service, Gmail, over a new artificial intelligence scam reportedly being employed by cyber criminals. According to tech expert Scott Polderman the data-stealing scam involves another Google product, Gemini, an AI assistant known as a chatbot. "So hackers have figured out a way to use Gemini - Google's own AI - against itself," he explained. "Basically, hackers are sending an email with a hidden message to Gemini to reveal your passwords without you even knowing." Scott went on to add that this scam differs from those in the past as it is "AI against AI" and could set a precedent for future attacks in the same way. He elaborated: "These hidden instructions are getting AI to work against itself and have you reveal your login and password information." Scott continued, detailing why so many users are falling foul of the problem. "There is no link that you have to click [to activate the scam]," he said. "It's Gemini popping up and letting you know you are at risk." Scott also advised that Google has previously gone on record to say it will "never ask" for your login information or "never alert" you of fraud through Gemini. Meanwhile, tech expert Marco Figueroa added that hackers achieve success by setting the font size to zero and the text colour to white within their emails, before inserting prompts that are invisible to users but ones that are still picked up by Gemini. Writing in response, one TikTok shared additional advice to help protect you from the scam. "To disable Google Gemini's features within your Gmail account, you need to adjust your Google Workspace settings," they wrote. "This involves turning off 'SMART FEATURES' and potentially disabling the Gemini app and its integration within other Google products." Another revealed: "I never use Gemini, still I might change my password just in case." A third person exclaimed: "I'm sick of all of this already. I'm going back to pen and paper!" And similarly a fourth shared: "I quit using Gmail a long time ago! Thank you for the alert! I'll go check my old accounts." Google warned in its security blog last month: "With the rapid adoption of generative AI, a new wave of threats is emerging across the industry with the aim of manipulating the AI systems themselves. One such emerging attack vector is indirect prompt injections. "Unlike direct prompt injections, where an attacker directly inputs malicious commands into a prompt, indirect prompt injections involve hidden malicious instructions within external data sources. These may include emails, documents, or calendar invites that instruct AI to exfiltrate user data or execute other rogue actions. "As more governments, businesses, and individuals adopt generative AI to get more done, this subtle yet potentially potent attack becomes increasingly pertinent across the industry, demanding immediate attention and robust security measures." However, it attempted to reassure users, adding: "Google has taken a layered security approach introducing security measures designed for each stage of the prompt lifecycle. From Gemini 2.5 model hardening, to purpose-built machine learning (ML) models detecting malicious instructions, to system-level safeguards, we are meaningfully elevating the difficulty, expense, and complexity faced by an attacker. "This approach compels adversaries to resort to methods that are either more easily identified or demand greater resources."
Business Insider
5 hours ago
- Lifestyle
- Business Insider
Mark Cuban reveals his productivity hack — and everyone can use it
One of our biggest series this year is Power Hours, an inside look at the daily routines of top executives, founders, and creatives across industries. We want to understand what makes these people tick: why one wakes up at 4:15 a.m. to hydrate and meditate, another runs a 10K after arriving at the office, and a third moonlights as a Lyft driver. BI's Power Hours series gives readers an inside look at how powerful leaders in business structure their workday. See more stories from the series here, or reach out to the editor Lauryn Haas to share your daily routine. When we reached out to Mark Cuban, we figured he'd be ripe for this series — a billionaire who has founded several companies, invested in hundreds of small businesses, and hosted the popular TV show " Shark Tank." His response: "My day is boring." "I read and respond to emails," he wrote in an email. "I work out. I read and respond to emails. I do a couple Zooms. Then I read and respond to emails. Then I eat dinner. Then I read and respond to emails." (To be fair, he also shared that he follows his morning email session with decaf coffee, a cookie, and a shower, before taking his daughter to school, then working out at LifeTime Fitness, taking a second shower — and returning to email). This raises the question: Why is a billionaire spending most of his day in his inbox? What's so great about email? And why doesn't he hire an assistant to do all this emailing? We had to investigate. So we sent him more emails. Here's what he told us (via email). Mark Cuban: I receive around 700 emails a day and use three phones (two Android and one iPhone) to manage everything. I'd rather get 700 to 1,000 emails than sit in long, boring meetings. I can easily search them decades later. I have emails going back to the 90s. It's asynchronous. I can write or respond any time, from anywhere in the world. That makes things much easier. There's also really no limit to the type or format of the content. I can include it in emails or attach whatever. Everyone has email. In 2025, I don't know anyone who doesn't. It's fast. Particularly now, with Google's auto replies. For maybe 10 to 20% of my emails, I just have to choose one of Gmail's recommendations. If not, I can usually give very short responses. People expect them from me. How do you keep your inbox organized? Do you use filters, folders, or an email extension? I have folders. I used to have too many emails, and Gmail couldn't keep up, so I had to segregate them into different accounts. Now, that typically isn't an issue. I spend most of my day trying to get my unreads under 20. It acts as my tickler file and keeps what's important to me, right in front of me. Have you ever hired someone to help manage your email? If so, how did that go? If not, have you considered it? Never. That just slows things down. I started sending messages in the 1980s on CompuServe. It was fast and easy. For my company back then, I had everyone get an address. It worked great then, too. I still have a bunch of those folders with emails! Do you ever ignore your email (like on vacation)? Or do you always keep up with it? For a short period of time, sure. But for a full day or longer, only in extraordinary situations like a special event for a family member. I have a hard time disconnecting. It's faster to just get it out of the way. Do you like to achieve Inbox Zero? Won't ever happen. I get down under 10 now and then, but I also use my unreads as a reminder of what I need to get done today. Would you ever consider letting AI write your emails? Only the autoreply. Anything else, if I have a long response, I might use AI as a typing hack to save time, but I'm typically going to add some flavor somewhere. For a long, long time. Usually commenting that I'll respond or create emails at all hours of the day. Which is fact. If it comes to mind, I'm writing and sending. Or if the only time I have to clean up my inbox is after everyone is in bed, that's when I'll work.
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Three businessmen arrested for evading 30 crore duty on high-end Italian furniture imports
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested three businessmen for Rs 30 crore duty evasion in the imports of high-end Italian luxury furniture. The three accused were identified as Falgun Yogendra Shroff, owner of Di Lusso Furniture LLP, Sambhaji Bhosale, proprietor of Sam Furniture & Electronics, and Manoj Rai, proprietor of Divine Enterprises. The trio were accused of importing high-end furniture from brands like Poltrona Frau, Ditre Italia, Fendi, Minotti, Giorgetti, and others using shell companies and dummy Importer Exporter Codes (IECs). These companies, falsely declared the goods' value as one-tenth of their actual market price, DRI said. To mask the true value and brands, fake invoices and fabricated Gmail IDs were used to issue under-invoiced proforma invoices from shell companies in Dubai and Hong Kong. Bhosale used his Import Export Code (IEC) to bring in branded furniture under the guise of unbranded or low-value items. The goods were then transported directly to Di Lusso's warehouse in Bhiwandi, bypassing the supposed intermediary, Divine Enterprises. Rai's firm existed only on paper and was used to create a fictitious supply chain, masking the direct link between the importer and the actual beneficiary. The invoices used for customs clearance were reportedly fabricated abroad by an associate firm, Kler Impex Pte Ltd, based in Singapore. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Sujay Kantawala appearing for the accused in the court denied the charges.
Time Business News
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Time Business News
The pay-to-delete web that feeds on reputations: kompromat1.online, vlasti.io and antimafia.se
When detectives from Kyiv's cyber-crime unit opened the ProtonMail account fznv@ in early 2024 they expected colourful spam. Instead, they stumbled on a tariff sheet: 'Delete post, promise no more negatives, add two 'positive' articles, annual support – 12 000 USD, payable in crypto.' The offer concerned a fresh smear on member of parliament Valerii Dubil. The signature under the message belonged to 'Denys' from an unnamed ad agency but the wallet traced straight back to a circle that has been churning kompromat since at least 2013. Price list of silence Court files list four earlier demands: 6 000 USD to lift a damaging piece on a top Verkhovna Rada official in 2020. to lift a damaging piece on a top Verkhovna Rada official in 2020. 0.37 Bitcoin – roughly 14 000 USD at the time – for erasing posts about Alliance Bank. – roughly 14 000 USD at the time – for erasing posts about Alliance Bank. 3 000 USD minimum to pull minor items seeded across mirror sites. minimum to pull minor items seeded across mirror sites. 150-200 USD for planting a single news-blurb, rising to 2 000 USD for a full article when the topic is hot. One victim told investigators the negotiators were blunt: 'We can stop writing about you and delete the old stuff, two bitcoin does the job.' Another, interviewed under oath, said the group 'published first, called later.' The people behind the keyboard Police notes, tax records and leaked Instagram pictures paint a tight-knit crew from the city of Pryluky: Konstantin Chernenko , 43, registered the Antikor trademark in 2016 and bankrolls servers via Monobank and Raiffeisen. , 43, registered the trademark in 2016 and bankrolls servers via Monobank and Raiffeisen. Serhii Khantil , confidant and on-paper registrant, used email hantil@ backed by Chernenko's own phone +380 93 744 4516. , confidant and on-paper registrant, used email hantil@ backed by Chernenko's own phone +380 93 744 4516. Yurii Horban , ex-TV journalist, now press officer at the Ilko Kucheriv Foundation, appears in restaurant photos alongside Chernenko and Khantil. , ex-TV journalist, now press officer at the Ilko Kucheriv Foundation, appears in restaurant photos alongside Chernenko and Khantil. Bohdan Horban , Yurii's son, doubles as a parliamentary aide and, according to three rulings, represented the portals in court. , Yurii's son, doubles as a parliamentary aide and, according to three rulings, represented the portals in court. Lesia Zhuravska , 57, a former factory accountant, receives transfers from middlemen including Mykhailo Betsa of 'Buying Press' ad agency. , 57, a former factory accountant, receives transfers from middlemen including Mykhailo Betsa of 'Buying Press' ad agency. Ihor Savchuk, an ex-soldier, controls the reserve Gmail addresses that reset passwords across multiple sites. Chernenko left Ukraine on 18 January 2021 – a month after the second extortion case was opened – and resurfaced in Warsaw where he and Halyna Zolkina registered INFACT Sp. z o.o. The latest Polish filings show a 49.7 percent drop in revenue and a 145 percent plunge in net profit for 2023, hinting that the content-farm business is feeling pressure. Money trail Transactions rarely move directly. Officers traced ransom payments from private entrepreneurs D. Shpakovych, M. Sarai and V. Osadchyi through PrivatBank into Zhuravska's cards, then on to service invoices for Variti, a Russian anti-DDoS host currently shielding traffic. When a lump sum lands, apartments and SUVs follow: Chernenko bought a Toyota RAV4 in July 2014; Horban senior upgraded to a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado in August 2019; Bohdan's asset declarations list Audemars Piguet, Hublot and Ulysse Nardin watches, each worth several annual parliamentary salaries. Technical fingerprints Analysts from BlackBox OSINT found a common Google Ads Publisher ID (4336163389795756) shared by and tying Ukrainian-hosted sites to Russian propaganda outlets. A mirror pattern is visible on Telegram: channels K1 (155 k subscribers), Antimafia (78 k) and Kartoteka (120 k) recycle identical posts within minutes, an indicator the uploads are automated from one dashboard. Password-reset forms for and all reveal the same backup mailbox beginning with ih, a nod to Savchuk. Further context and the detailed anatomy of the scheme can be read in Octagon's long-form investigation. Network Overview The consortium now controls 60+ websites. Active domains include The first five drive the most traffic. After Roskomnadzor (RKN) blocked their Russian-language portals in 2023 they began releasing English copy to keep search rankings alive. What comes next On 24 June 2024 prosecutors invoked articles 182-2 and 189-4 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code against the group, citing an 'organized scheme to harvest private data, fabricate allegations and extort property.' Investigators seized thirty-four servers, but the sites re-emerged under fresh .se and .io addresses within days. Chernenko, still on the road, is not listed in any public wanted database. Khantil runs day-to-day operations, swapping Yandex for ProtonMail yet keeping the same sales pitch. One senior officer mused aloud in a briefing: 'They behave like ransomware gangs – publish, threaten, collect, repeat.' Until a court finds a way to pin legal responsibility to real passports rather than offshore shells, the twelve-thousand-dollar delete button remains very much for sale. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
CNET
a day ago
- CNET
Gmail's New 'Manage Subscriptions' Feature Makes Cleaning Up Your Inbox a Breeze
Google has given Gmail users a better way to manage their subscriptions. It's not only easier to unsubscribe from a specific newsletter, but to quickly view all subscriptions and manage them in just a few taps or clicks. It's rolling out now for the web, Android and iOS, and you'll find it in the Gmail sidebar when it's available for your device. Previously, when you viewed an email newsletter, an "unsubscribe" option would appear at the top so you could quickly unsubscribe with a single tap or click, but that would (obviously) only work for the individual newsletter. The new feature centralizes all of your newsletter subscriptions so you can declutter unnecessary future emails with ease. Below, we'll show you where to find the new feature and how to quickly unsubscribe from unnecessary or out-of-control senders to tame your inbox. While you're at it, here's how to free up 15GB of Gmail space. Here's where to find the new Manage Subscriptions feature in the Gmail app The new Manage Subscriptions feature is tucked into the sidebar of the Gmail app. Gmail/Screenshot by Arielle Burton Before you can use the feature, you should check to see if you have it first. Here's how. Open the Gmail app on your iPhone or Android phone app on your iPhone or Android phone Tap the menu bar at the top left (three stacked lines) If you have the feature, Manage Subscriptions should be below the Trash section How to find Manage Subscriptions Gmail for the web Login to Gmail from a web browser On the left, click More Click on Manage Subscriptions The feature is currently rolling out to the web, Android and iPhones in select countries, so you might need to wait a bit if you don't have the new view just yet. How to manage subscriptions from the new view Once you arrive at the Manage Subscriptions section, a list of the newsletters you're currently subscribed to will be displayed, sorted by the most frequent senders and the number of emails they've sent in the past few weeks. Tapping directly on the sender name will bring up the most recent emails received, and you can easily unsubscribe by tapping the icon to the right of the name, which looks like an email with a minus sign "-" in front of it. Gmail will send an unsubscribe email to the newsletter you no longer want to receive. Google Once you've tapped that unsubscribe icon, Gmail will ask if you want to stop receiving emails from the sender. Once you tap unsubscribe, an email will go to the sender notifying them of the unsubscribe request. It can take a few days for the sender to honor the request, but all emails sent by them going forward should be sent to your Spam folder going forward. If you want to get an even better grip on Gmail, don't miss these 10 tips.
