Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from March, 2024

Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals

Use of "Lenna" image in computer image processing research stretches back to the 1970s. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013640&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections

Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013674&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI holds back wide release of voice-cloning tech due to misuse concerns

Voice Engine can clone voices with 15 seconds of audio, but OpenAI is warning of potential harms. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008632&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ubuntu will manually review Snap Store after crypto wallet scams

Former Canonical employee calls out the "Safe" label applied to Snap apps. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013152&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

Proxmox is a Linux-based hypervisor that could replace ESXi for some users. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013153&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Thousands of servers hacked in ongoing attack targeting Ray AI framework

Researchers say it's the first known in-the-wild attack targeting AI workloads. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013046&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a non-subscription-based weapon against Adobe

But what will result from the companies' opposing views on generative AI? https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012895&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

“MFA Fatigue” attack targets iPhone owners with endless password reset prompts

Rapid-fire prompts sometimes followed with spoofed calls from "Apple support." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012822&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

“The king is dead”—Claude 3 surpasses GPT-4 on Chatbot Arena for the first time

Anthropic's Claude 3 is first to unseat GPT-4 since launch of Chatbot Arena in May '23. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012778&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users

Two new reports show criminals may be using your device to cover their online tracks. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012682&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov

Hacks allegedly targeted US officials and politicians, their spouses and dozens of companies. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012482&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Never-before-seen data wiper may have been used by Russia against Ukraine

AcidRain, discovered in 2022, is tied to AcidPour. Both are attributed to Russia. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012093&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations

Nonbinding agreement seeks to protect personal data and safeguard human rights. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012004&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys

Fixing newly discovered side channel will likely take a major toll on performance. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011812&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

GPT-5 might arrive this summer as a “materially better” update to ChatGPT

Sources say to expect OpenAI's next major AI model mid-2024, according to a new report. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011612&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia announces “moonshot” to create embodied human-level AI in robot form

As companies race to pair AI with general-purpose humanoid robots, Nvidia's GR00T emerges. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011260&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts

Williams team leader may only be shocked because he hasn't worked IT. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011486&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

“Disabling cyberattacks” are hitting critical US water systems, White House warns

Biden administration rallies nation's governors to secure their facilities. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011436&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia unveils Blackwell B200, the “world’s most powerful chip” designed for AI

208B transistor chip can reportedly reduce AI cost and energy consumption by up to 25x. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011117&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple may hire Google to power new iPhone AI features using Gemini—report

With Apple's own AI tech lagging behind, the firm looks for a fallback solution. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010935&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Fujitsu says it found malware on its corporate network, warns of possible data breach

Company apologizes for the presence of malware on company computers. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010974&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for promotion

Report highlights big turnaround from Dell's previous pro-WFH stance. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010907&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok source and weights, taunting OpenAI

Amid criticism of OpenAI's closed models, Musk makes the Grok-1 AI model free to download. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010763&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected

Parts of Africa were already seeing web disruptions from damaged Red Sea cables. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010677&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Once “too scary” to release, GPT-2 gets squeezed into an Excel spreadsheet

OpenAI's GPT-2 running locally in Microsoft Excel teaches the basics of how LLMs work. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010453&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease”

"There's more to come." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010559&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Banish OEM self-signed certs forever and roll your own private LetsEncrypt

Toss certbot or acme.sh onto some servers and baby, you got a stew going! https://arstechnica.com/?p=2009175&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Member of LockBit ransomware group sentenced to 4 years in prison

33-year-old Canadian-Russian national pleaded guilty last month. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010404&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hackers can read private AI assistant chats even though they’re encrypted

All non-Google chat GPTs affected by side channel that leaks responses sent to users. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2010039&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits

Discovery means that NerbianRAT is cross-platform used by for-profit threat group. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2009493&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images

Midjourney pins blame for 24-hour outage on "bot-net like" activity from Stability AI employee. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2009244&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI CEO Altman wasn’t fired because of scary new tech, just internal politics

As Altman cements power, OpenAI announces three new board members—and a returning one. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2009160&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Matrix multiplication breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient AI models

At the heart of AI, matrix math has just seen its biggest boost "in more than a decade.” https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008905&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems

Midnight Blizzard is now using stolen secrets in follow-on attacks against customers. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008953&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Attack wrangles thousands of web users into a password-cracking botnet

Ongoing attack targeting thousands of sites, continues to grow. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008817&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

US gov’t announces arrest of former Google engineer for alleged AI trade secret theft

Linwei Ding faces four counts of trade secret theft, each with a potential 10-year prison term. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008627&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers

New AI tools aim to help with grading and lesson plans—but they may have serious drawbacks. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008453&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released for end-of-life products

VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation all affected. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008406&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI responds to Elon Musk lawsuit by clarifying its “open“ nature

"The open in OpenAI means that everyone should benefit from the fruits of AI after it's built." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008231&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown

Affiliate claims payment came from AlphV victim, and AlphV took the money and ran. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008120&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Anthropic’s Claude 3 causes stir by seeming to realize when it was being tested

Claude: "This pizza topping 'fact' may have been inserted as a joke or to test if I was paying attention." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007736&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hackers exploited Windows 0-day for 6 months after Microsoft knew of it

Technically, Microsoft doesn't consider such bugs as vulnerabilities. It patched it anyway. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007765&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities

Willison: "No model has beaten GPT-4 on a range of widely used benchmarks like this." https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007511&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack

Patients having trouble getting lifesaving meds have the AlphV crime group to thank. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007373&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, hosted code that backdoored user devices

Malicious submissions have been a fact of life for code repositories. AI is no different. https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007291&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger