Leading AI Experts Call for World Leaders to “Wake Up and...
25 of the world's leading AI scientists are calling for world leaders to take stronger action on AI risks and warning that the progress...
Why Is Health Data Under Such a Cybersecurity Threat?
Health technology provider, e-prescription company MediSecure was recently subject to a severe large-scale ransomware attack affecting people's personal and health information, which apparently stemmed...
Large Language Models Are Dangerously Easy to Manipulate into Giving Harmful...
Most large language models can be easily tricked into revealing dangerous or unethical information, according to a paper by researchers from AWS AI Labs,...
The Danger of Wearable Devices and Harvested Personal Data
Wearable devices can collect continuous data about their wearer, even without their knowledge, from sleep patterns to heart fitness. This makes them increasingly prominent...
Revolutionary Contact Lenses Can Control Human-Machine Interaction
These smart contact lenses for human-machine interaction (HMI) track eye movements and can be used for health care and augmented reality (AR) applications. They...
The FBI Releases Warning of AI Voice Cloning Scams
The San Francisco division of the FBI is warning individuals and organizations to be aware of cybercriminals increasingly using artificial intelligence to “conduct sophisticated...
Studies Warn That AI Has Learned to Deceive Humans
A significant number of artificial intelligence systems were revealed to have developed the ability to deceive humans, a troubling pattern that raises serious concerns...
Microsoft Launched Chatbot for Intelligence Agencies
Tech giant Microsoft recognized the need for a fully secure AI system for handling sensitive intelligence data and created a “chatbot for spies” that...
Careful Where You Upload – New Ransomware Threat
While cybersecurity-savvy internet users know they should avoid clicking on links that may download unknown files onto their devices, a new emerging threat can...
UK Passes Laws to Protect Consumers Against Cyberattacks
The UK enacts new laws to protect consumers against hacking and cyberattacks. The laws will enforce consumer protections and mandate that internet-connected smart devices...
Stop Encryption on Social Media, Says European Police
Europe’s Police Chiefs and Europol are calling for politicians and industry leaders to take urgent action to ensure public safety across social media platforms,...
Scammers Bypass Google Ad Checks, Impersonate Real Brands
Some users found that when they try to reach a popular website through Google, they click on the ad at the top of the...
The New Chip That Can Protect You from Data Theft
Researchers from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab developed new machine-learning accelerator chips that aim to enhance data security for health trackers, fitness apps, and...
Can GPT-4 Hack Your Computer?
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated Large language models like GPT-4 and their effectiveness in exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and found they can...
Have An Android Phone? You Might Be at A Higher Risk...
Android phones were exposed by experts as extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, with almost 200,000 data tracking attempts made in just 30 days on a...
AI is Making Smart Devices Easier to Hack – What Can...
Our everyday routines are becoming increasingly flooded with AI-powered smart and ultra-connected devices (Internet of Things), and manufacturers are gathering incredible amounts of user...
Russia’s Cyber Sabotage Group Poses a Global Threat
A Russian-linked cyber group is becoming a significant global threat by playing an increasingly major role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Leading cybersecurity firm...
Secure Quantum Computing in Your Private Home
Researchers from Oxford University developed “blind quantum computing” – a new approach to securely connect two quantum computing entities using existing fiber optic systems....
Microsoft’s New AI Watchdog Meant to Detect Malicious Prompts
Microsoft announces new techniques to fight against two types of attacks used by malicious actors to jailbreak AI systems – AI Spotlighting (which separates...
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,...
The ‘Cybercrime Index’ Ranks Countries by Cybercrime Threat Level
An international team of researchers worked for three years to compile the first ever "World Cybercrime Index” (which was developed as a joint partnership...
Should We Sanction the Use of Cyberweapons, or The Weapons Themselves?
Cyberspace is being increasingly used in conflicts, which means that cyber arms control needs to be addressed as well. A recent analysis published by...
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These AI Agents Were Supposed to Follow the Rules—Then They Took...
AI agents are increasingly being allowed to browse websites, write code and interact with external systems with limited human supervision. That autonomy creates a...
