Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 83 of The AI Fix, Graham reveals he’s taken up lying to LLMs, and shows how a journalist exposed AI bluffers with a made-up idiom. Meanwhile Mark invents a “Godwin’s Law” for AI, and explains how to ruin any LLM with humus.
Also in this epi… Continue reading The AI Fix #83: ChatGPT Health, Victorian LLMs, and the biggest AI bluffers
Have you ever stolen data, traded a hacking tool, or just lurked on a dark web forum believing that you are anonymous?
If so, I might have some unsettling news for you.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers get hacked, as BreachForums database is leaked
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator.
Read more in my article on the … Continue reading pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology… and Taurus is their secret weapon.
In episode 449 of “Smashing Security”, we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook – complete with scripts, personality “types”, corporate jargon, a… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #449: How to scam someone in seven days
Police in India have arrested a former Coinbase customer service agent who is believed to have been bribed by cybercriminal gangs to access sensitive customer information.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Coinbase insider who sold customer data to criminals arrested in India
Is Santa Claus real? This Christmas special of The AI Fix podcast sets out to answer that question in the most sensible way possible: by consulting chatbots, Google’s festive killjoys, and the laws of relativistic physics.
Your hosts unwrap a festive … Continue reading The AI Fix #82: Santa Claus doesn’t exist (according to AI)
Think your Kindle is harmless? Think again! In this episode, we unpack a Black Hat Europe talk revealing how a boobytrapped audiobook could exploit the Amazon eBook reader – potentially letting an attacker break into your account and seize control of y… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #448: The Kindle that got pwned
If you’re planning a cruise for your holidays, and cannot bear the idea of being parted from your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, you may want to avoid sailing with MSC Cruises.
The cruise line has updated its list of prohibited items, specifically bannin… Continue reading Surveillance at sea: Cruise firm bans smart glasses to curb covert recording
In episode 81 of The AI Fix, Graham discovers that deepfakes are already marking your kids’ homework, while Mark glimpses the future when he discovers AI agents that can communicate by reading each other’s minds.
Also in this episode, a Chinese robot … Continue reading The AI Fix #81: ChatGPT is the last AI you’ll understand, and your teacher is a deepfake
A 49-year-old man has received a five-and-a-half year jail sentence after admitting to creating detailed video tutorials that showed members of a criminal gang how to infect Android phones with spyware and drain their bank accounts.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading Man jailed for teaching criminals how to use malware