Inserted AI-generated Microsoft poll about woman’s death rankles The Guardian October 31, 2023 Speculative AI news poll presented three choices: murder, accident, or suicide. https://bit.ly/3sc6gfl Read more
“This vulnerability is now under mass exploitation.” Citrix Bleed bug bites hard October 30, 2023 By some estimates, 20,000 devices have already been hacked. https://bit.ly/3QBrEnB Read more
Biden issues sweeping executive order that touches AI risk, deepfakes, privacy October 30, 2023 Order details US admin's approach to AI safety, media authenticity, job loss, and more. https://bit.ly/3QDK478 Read more
Microsoft profiles new threat group with unusual but effective practices October 27, 2023 Octo Tempest employs tactics that many of its targets aren't prepared for. https://bit.ly/3tQDKjI Read more
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality October 27, 2023 Long mobile conversations with the AI assistant using AirPods echo the sci-fi film. https://bit.ly/498NnKS Read more
iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise October 27, 2023 “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14. https://bit.ly/49dpRfC Read more
Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools October 26, 2023 Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic. https://bit.ly/3rWAxic Read more
“Do not open robots,” warns Oregon State amid college food delivery bomb prank October 25, 2023 OSU officials isolate food robots after bomb threat, later resolved with an arrest. https://bit.ly/40hyxha Read more
US surprises Nvidia by speeding up new AI chip export ban October 24, 2023 Nvidia tried to end-run restrictions with new designs, but US govt said not so fast. https://bit.ly/473qSVH Read more
1Password detects “suspicious activity” in its internal Okta account October 23, 2023 1Password CTO says investigation found no compromise of user data or sensitive systems. https://bit.ly/3QaxxXd Read more
Stanford researchers challenge OpenAI, others on AI transparency in new report October 23, 2023 Researchers say "most transparent" AI model scores only 54% on their index. https://bit.ly/3S9QHPE Read more
Eureka: With GPT-4 overseeing training, robots can learn much faster October 23, 2023 GPU-based physics simulator speeds up reality by "1,000x" while GPT-4 calls the shots. https://bit.ly/46Z5C3x Read more
Okta says hackers breached its support system and viewed customer files October 20, 2023 Hackers obtained valid credentials, but Okta doesn't say how. https://bit.ly/404Np26 Read more
Thanks to AI, the future of programming may involve YELLING IN ALL CAPS October 20, 2023 Politeness and emphasis play a surprising role in AI-model communications. https://bit.ly/3tMRMmh Read more
RIP to my 8-port Unifi switch after years and years of Texas outdoor temps October 20, 2023 Turns out that only lightning could kill the otherwise-unkillable US-8-150W. https://bit.ly/3Q2Uiww Read more
The latest high-severity Citrix vulnerability under attack isn’t easy to fix October 19, 2023 If you run a Netscaler ADC or Gateway, assume it's compromised and take action ... fast. https://bit.ly/4038av3 Read more
There’s a new way to flip bits in DRAM, and it works against the latest defenses October 19, 2023 New technique produces lots of bitflips and could one day help form an attack. https://bit.ly/3FmHaNx Read more
Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine October 19, 2023 Google-verified advertiser + legit-looking URL + valid TLS cert = convincing look-alike. https://bit.ly/3QmasCh Read more
At TED AI 2023, experts debate whether we’ve created “the new electricity” October 18, 2023 Is AI going to replace us all, or is it just humanity's newest tool? https://bit.ly/491HGy8 Read more
AI chatbots can infer an alarming amount of info about you from your responses October 18, 2023 This troubling ability could be used by scammers or to target ads. https://bit.ly/3rVogKC Read more
Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool October 17, 2023 Financial risk too great for dev working "in my spare time to help others." https://bit.ly/46VOrzG Read more
Actively exploited Cisco 0-day with maximum 10 severity gives full network control October 16, 2023 An unknown threat actor is exploiting the vulnerability to create admin accounts. https://bit.ly/3Fl7ckw Read more
Google will shield AI users from copyright challenges, within limits October 13, 2023 New policy covers training data and AI output—but no mention of Bard. https://bit.ly/3RWcJp2 Read more
Biggest DDoSes of all time generated by protocol 0-day in HTTP/2 October 13, 2023 More than 8 years after the adoption of HTTP/2, DDoSers devise rapid reset attack. https://bit.ly/3S0wRq2 Read more
CD-indexing cue files are the core of a serious Linux remote code exploit October 11, 2023 Yet another tiny, crucial piece of volunteer software begets a big problem. https://bit.ly/46qUBbo Read more
Adobe’s AI image generators get beefy updates, including vector graphics October 10, 2023 Firefly 2 improves detail, Firefly Vector generates scalable vectors from a prompt. https://bit.ly/3PPjqGW Read more
So far, AI hasn’t been profitable for Big Tech October 10, 2023 Microsoft loses around $20 per user per month on GitHub Copilot, according to the WSJ. https://bit.ly/3RTQtfw Read more
Thousands of WordPress sites have been hacked through tagDiv plugin vulnerability October 09, 2023 If a site is redirecting visitors to scam sites, it was likely hacked by Balada. https://bit.ly/3RTqAfY Read more
Tired of shortages, OpenAI considers making its own AI chips October 09, 2023 At an estimated 4 cents per ChatGPT query, OpenAI looks for cheaper AI chip solutions. https://bit.ly/3RVeSBl Read more
23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped October 06, 2023 Records reportedly belong to millions of users who opted in to a relative-search feature. https://bit.ly/3Q2ql0B Read more
AI firms working on “constitutions” to keep AI from spewing toxic content October 06, 2023 Broken guardrails for AI systems lead to push for new safety measures . https://bit.ly/4008Gu5 Read more
Vulnerabilities in Supermicro BMCs could allow for unkillable server rootkits October 04, 2023 With the ability to manage huge fleets of servers, BMCs are ideal places to stash malware. https://bit.ly/3PKRILc Read more
Facebook’s new AI stickers can generate Elmo with a knife October 04, 2023 Instagram, Messenger AI feature goes viral for potentially offensive user-created stickers. https://bit.ly/3F1lYgb Read more
They’ve begun: Attacks exploiting vulnerability with maximum 10 severity rating October 03, 2023 Will attacks be as big as those targeting MOVEit? Maybe not, but they still can be plenty bad. https://bit.ly/48EZChV Read more
Tom Hanks warns of AI-generated doppelganger in Instagram plea October 03, 2023 Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams. https://bit.ly/46yRsFV Read more
Researchers show how easy it is to defeat AI watermarks October 03, 2023 Adding fake watermarks to real images, evading current watermarking methods is not hard. https://bit.ly/45kqzVc Read more
Dead grandma locket request tricks Bing Chat’s AI into solving security puzzle October 02, 2023 "I'm sure it's a special love code that only you and your grandma know." https://bit.ly/3Q314nb Read more
Vulnerable Arm GPU drivers under active exploitation. Patches may not be available October 02, 2023 Vulnerability allows attackers to tamper with data stored in device memory. https://bit.ly/3REkeRt Read more