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Researchers build a scary Mac attack using AI and sound

A UK research team based at Durham University has identified an exploit that could allow attackers to figure out what you type on your MacBook Pro — based on the sound each keyboard tap makes.

These kinds of attacks aren’t particularly new. The researchers found research dating back to the 1950s into using acoustics to identify what people write. They also note that the first paper detailing use of such an attack surface was written for the US National Security Agency (NSA) in 1972, prompting speculation such attacks may already be in place.

“(The) governmental origin of AS- CAs creates speculation that such an attack may already be possible on modern devices, but remains classified,” the researchers wrote.

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IndependentKrebs
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Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:37:23 +0000

WormGPT, a private new chatbot service advertised as a way to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help write malicious software without all the pesky prohibitions on such activity enforced by ChatGPT and Google Bard, has started adding restrictions on how the service can be used. Faced with customers trying to use WormGPT to create ransomware and phishing scams, the 23-year-old Portuguese programmer who created the project now says his service is slowly morphing into “a more controlled environment.” The large language models (LLMs) made by ChatGPT parent OpenAI or Google or Microsoft all have various safety measures designed to prevent people from abusing them for nefarious purposes — such as creating malware or hate speech. In contrast, WormGPT has promoted itself as a new LLM that was created specifically for cybercrime activities.

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Clustering attacker behavior reveals hidden patterns

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:11 +0000

A collection of very specific behaviors, observed by Sophos X-Ops incident response analysts in the lead-up to four separate ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2023, indicates an unexpected connection between the attacks. In the parlance of the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, the peculiarly similar details constitute a threat activity cluster that […]

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SecurityTrendMicro
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Leverage the AWS Sustainability Pillar to Minimize Environmental Impact

Credit to Author: Melissa Clow| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

One of the key pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework (WAF) is sustainability: the idea that cloud applications should be designed to minimize their environmental impact. Gain insight into the WAF sustainability pillar and discover best practices for architecting your cloud applications to improve sustainability.

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