Software
Cybergangs Are Using AI-Generated Code – What Are the Implications?
Cybercriminals impersonating legitimate German companies are attacking organizations across various industries in the country using AI, as was reported by cybersecurity company Proofpoint.
The hackers,...
AI in Wartime
Artificial intelligence is gaining use in modern warfare – what does it mean, and is it dangerous? AI, while faster than humans, is not...
Global Strategies to Accelerate AI in Science and Research
The International Science Council's Center for Science Futures published the report "Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI: Strategies and Progress in 2024" to address...
The Phishing Platform Automating Cybercrime
Darcula is a new Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platform with more than 20,000 phishing domains that target organizations in over 100 countries.
While the concept of an...
North Korean Hackers use Nuclear Threat to Trick Victims
North Korea’s nuclear threats are reportedly being used and exploited by North Korean hackers as a “lure” to make victims open malicious files and...
Microsoft’s New AI Hacker Tracker
Microsoft set to release Copilot for Security AI tool to help cybersecurity workers produce summaries of suspicious incidents and identify hackers’ methods to conceal...
ChatGPT Plugins Vulnerable to Threat Actors
Software company Salt Labs reveals that ChatGPT plugins that let it interact with external programs and services have vulnerabilities that could be exploited during...
New Approach Revolutionizes Quantum Computer Cybersecurity
Quantum computers can solve complex problems exponentially faster than classical computers and are hailed as the future of computing; however, they are still vulnerable...
China is Boosting its Cyber Defenses in Fear of Cyberattacks and Espionage
China reportedly intends to improve the data security of its industrial sector in order to effectively contain any “major risks,” a process that is...
New Type of Cyberattack Uses Wireless Charger to Set Your Smartphone on Fire
Security experts from the University of Florida worked with CertiK and found a certain class of cyberattacks that could cause a smartphone to catch...
A Cyberattack Every 39 Seconds – The Dangers of the ‘Remember Me’ Checkbox
The Remember Me checkbox promises online users a convenient, one-time log in, but using this feature has various security implications. Research released by the...
Experts Claim AI Safety is Rooted in Hardware, Not Software
A major new report calls for the regulation of the hardware that underpins all AI ("compute") to help prevent artificial intelligence misuse and disasters.
Several...
Monitoring Online Terror with AI
Social media platforms on the internet are constantly flooded with huge amounts of content, and this vast ocean of material needs to be constantly...
Cybercriminals Create Malicious AI Chatbots
Artificial intelligence tools for the general public (ChatGPT, Bard, Dall-E) are being widely used for many everyday tasks, but users with malicious intentions can...
Can AI be Controlled? Expert Opinion
Some experts claim that there is no current evidence that AI can be controlled safely. And if so, should it even be developed?
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Like A Crystal Ball for Brands – Predicting and Managing Virality
Social media is an unprecedented landscape of opportunities and hazards for brands. One Tweet can make your brand soar to the heights of popularity...
Can Hackers Hijack Flights?
Flysmart+ is an iOS app for pilots to calculate aircraft takeoff performance, weight, and balance, developed by the Airbus subsidiary Navblue. It was recently...
A Camera That Protects Your Face from Unauthorized Recognition
Facial recognition is technology that can identify or verify a person's identity based on their face, and can be used for various purposes, like unlocking smartphones,...
Deep Fakes and Identity Decentralization
The growing trend of AI-generated content and deep fakes is making us lose our trust in the internet. Can identity decentralization be the solution?...
Smartphones Can Spy on You Without Using Your Camera
Smartphone ambient light sensors are used to automatically adjust screen brightness, but researchers reveal that they can be turned into cameras and used to...
OpenAI’s Anti-Disinformation Tool for Upcoming Elections
OpenAI declared it is going to introduce new tools meant to combat disinformation, just in time for the many elections that will be held...
New Dangerous Cyberattacks Target AI Systems
A new report by Computer scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology presents new kinds of cyberattacks that can “poison” AI systems.
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