Someone used AI to impersonate a secretary of state – how to make sure you’re not next

An identity protection expert shares tips on protecting yourself from AI scams.

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New AI Malware PoC Reliably Evades Microsoft Defender

Worried about hackers employing LLMs to write powerful malware? Using targeted reinforcement learning (RL) to train open source models in specific tasks has yielded the capability to do just that.

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Jack Dorsey says his ‘secure’ new Bitchat app has not been tested for security

Dorsey admitted that his new messaging app had not been reviewed or tested for security issues prior to its launch.

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More than $40 million stolen from GMX crypto platform

Decentralized exchange GMX disabled trading after it “experienced an exploit.” The heist involved more than $40 million in user funds.

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This open-source bot blocker shields your site from pesky AI scrapers – here’s how

Fed up with AI companies scraping your site’s content? Meet Anubis, the self-hosted, proof-of-work firewall that’s stopping AI bots in their tracks.

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Rubio Impersonator Signals Growing Security Threat From Deepfakes

An impostor who posed as the secretary of state in text and voice communications with diplomats and politicians demonstrates the increased sophistication of and national security threat posed by the AI technology.

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Nippon Steel Subsidiary Blames Data Breach on Zero-Day Attack

Nippon Steel Solutions has disclosed a data breach that resulted from the exploitation of a zero-day in network equipment.

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Know Your Enemy: Understanding Dark Market Dynamics

To help counter crime, today’s organizations require a cyber-defense strategy that incorporates the mindset of the cybercriminal.

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Fake CNN and BBC sites used to push investment scams

Thousands of web pages falsely branded as popular news sites are conduits for fake cryptocurrency investment scams, researchers said.

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