Alex Ivanovs

Alex is the lead editor at Stack Diary and covers stories on tech, artificial intelligence, security, privacy and web development. He previously worked as a lead contributor for Huffington Post for their Code column.

324 Articles

Security

The New York Times source code leaked by a 4chan user

A user on the online forum 4chan has leaked a massive 270GB of data belonging to The New York Times….

June 8, 2024 3 min read

Adobe wants to use your content for AI training

Privacy

Adobe wants Photoshop users to give up their content rights

Thanks to a change in its Terms of Use, Adobe is in the spotlight, which has ignited significant backlash from…

June 7, 2024 5 min read

FBI has obtained 7k Lockbit ransomware decryption keys

Security

FBI has obtained 7,000 Lockbit ransomware decryption keys

In a significant advancement in the fight against cybercrime, the FBI has acquired over 7,000 decryption keys from the notorious…

June 6, 2024 2 min read

Security

GrapheneOS implements a destructive PIN code feature

The latest update of GrapheneOS, version 2024053100, has introduced an emergency data-wiping feature. Users can now set an additional password…

June 6, 2024 3 min read

France considers approval of European chat control plan

Privacy

France considers approval of EU’s Chat Control plan

France is considering approving a new proposal to monitor all chat messages from European citizens. If this proposal is adopted,…

June 2, 2024 2 min read

Security

Snowflake releases statement denying its systems were breached

Today, Snowflake, a digital storage provider recently surrounded by controversy due to the Ticketmaster breach, issued a joint statement with…

June 2, 2024 3 min read

Security

Ticketmaster confirms data breach with a SEC filing

Live Nation Entertainment, also known as Ticketmaster, has submitted an official Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

June 1, 2024 3 min read

Security

Ticketmaster breached? A reputable source says “yes”.

Many publications ran a story on Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, stating with great confidence that Ticketmaster had been breached and…

May 30, 2024 4 min read

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Privacy

Meta will train AI with data from European users

Meta has announced that it will begin training its own AI using data from European users. The company claims that…

May 25, 2024 3 min read

Google’s AI answers in Search are out of control

Artificial Intelligence

Google’s AI Overviews are out of control

Google rolled out the AI Overviews (previously known as Search Generative Experience), on May 10th in the United States, with…

May 24, 2024 7 min read

Security

GitHub warns of Git leak that enables remote code execution

GitHub has issued a critical alert concerning a newly discovered vulnerability in Git that allows for remote code execution, urging…

May 16, 2024 1 min read

Mozilla will protect Firefox users against bounce trackers

Privacy

Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers

Mozilla is introducing a new feature to Firefox aimed at protecting users from bounce trackers, the browser developer has announced….

May 10, 2024 1 min read