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I probably get more emails and messages asking for my help to recover Gmail accounts that the sender says they have been locked out of than any other kind of support request. Being a cynical old ...

The advent of generative AI has opened up all kinds of opportunities, but it has also ramped up various risks and dangers. We’ve previously seen hackers who can use AI-generated codes, phishing emails ...