Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 77 of The AI Fix, a language model trained on genomes that creates a super-virus, Graham wonders whether AI should be allowed to decide if we live or die, and a woman marries ChatGPT (and calls it “Klaus”).
Also in this episode: In Russia a… Continue reading The AI Fix #77: Genome LLM makes a super-virus, and should AI decide if you live?
One of the sad truths about this world of seemingly endless hacks and data breaches is that companies just won’t apologise.
Even when customers, partners, and employees are left wondering when their data will be published by malicious hackers on the d… Continue reading A miracle: A company says sorry after a cyber attack – and donates the ransom to cybersecurity research
Tinder has got a plan to rummage through your camera roll, and Warren Buffett keeps popping up in convincing deepfakes dishing “number one investment tips.”
Meanwhile, will agentic AI replace your co-hosts before you can say “EDR for robots”? and wh… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #443: Tinder’s camera roll and the Buffett deepfake
Many of the world’s top artificial intelligence companies are making a simple but dangerous mistake. They are accidentally publishing their passwords and digital keys on GitHub, the popular code-sharing website that is used by millions of developers ev… Continue reading Leading AI companies accidentally leak their passwords and digital keys on GitHub – what you need to know
A Russian hacker accused of helping ransomware gangs break into businesses across the United States is set to plead guilty, according to recently filed federal court documents.
25-year-old Aleksey Olegovich Volkov worked as an “initial access broker… Continue reading Russian hacker admits helping Yanluowang ransomware infect companies
In episode 76 of The AI Fix, two US federal judges blame AI for imaginary case law, a Chinese “humanoid” dramatically sheds its skin onstage, Toyota unveils a crabby walking chair creeps us out, Google plans AI chips in orbit, robot dogs get jobs at Se… Continue reading The AI Fix #76: AI self-awareness, and the death of comedy
A Dutch TV and radio broadcaster has found itself at the mercy of cybercriminals after suffering a cyber attack, and leaving it scrambling to find ways to play music to its listeners.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hack halts Dutch broadcaster, forcing radio hosts back to LPs
Critical infrastructure is once again in the spotlight, as it is revealed that several UK water suppliers have reported cybersecurity incidents over the last two years.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading The rising tide of cyber attacks against the UK water sector
South Korean police have uncovered a hacking operation that stole sensitive data from massage parlours and blackmailed their male clientele.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading “Pay up or we share the tapes”: Hackers target massage parlour clients in blackmail scheme
Time itself comes under attack as a state-backed hacking gang spends two years tunnelling toward a nation’s master clock — with chaos potentially only a tick away.
Plus when ransomware negotiators turn to the dark side, what could possibly go wrong?… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #442: The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransom where negotiators