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Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:15:13 +0000
Soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sensors in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reported radiation spikes. A researcher now believes he’s found evidence the data was manipulated.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:51:37 +0000
Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public release of new generative AI tools, the field is already evolving.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Cybercriminals are touting large language models that could help them with phishing or creating malware. But the AI chatbots could just be their own kind of scam.
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Credit to Author: eschuman@thecontentfirm.com| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:00:00 -0700
As Microsoft revealed tidbits of its post-mortem investigation into a Chinese attack against US government agencies via Microsoft, two details stand out: the company violated its own policy and did not store security keys within a Hardware Security Module (HSM) — and the keys were successfully used by attackers even though they had expired years earlier.
This is simply the latest example of Microsoft quietly cutting corners on cybersecurity and then only telling anyone when it gets caught.
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: A framework for encrypting social media, Russia-backed hacking through Microsoft Teams, and the Bitfinex Crypto Couple pleads guilty.
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Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:05:38 +0000
The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:57:43 +0000
Flaws in the Points.com platform, which is used to manage dozens of major travel rewards programs, exposed user data—and could have let an attacker snag some extra perks.
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