Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 49 of The AI Fix, OpenAI kills off a sycophantic bot, our hosts are introduced to a prophetic Bosnian rock band, Meta puts an electric fence around its llamas, Mark reveals he’s never tried covering a robot with olive oil, and Graham leaves … Continue reading The AI Fix #49: The typo from hell
He’s not a pop star, but Jeffrey Bowie is alleged to have toured staff areas of a hospital in Oklahoma, hunting for computers he could install spyware on. We dive into the bizarre case of the man accused of hacking medical networks and then sharing how… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #415: Hacking hijinks at the hospital, and WASPI scams
In episode 48 of The AI Fix, OpenAI releases the first AI models capable of novel scientific discoveries, ChatGPT users are sick of its relentlessly positive tone, our hosts say “Alexa” a lot, OpenAI eyes a social network of its own, and some robots ru… Continue reading The AI Fix #48: AI Jesus, and is the AI Singularity almost upon us?
The FBI is set to report that ransomware was the most pervasive cybersecurity threat to US critical infrastructure during the year of 2024, with complaints of ransomware attacks against critical sectors jumping 9% over the previous year.
Read more … Continue reading Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure surge, reports FBI
If you thought only your boss was peeking at your work screen, think again.
Employee-monitoring tool Work Composer has committed a jaw-dropping blunder, leaving a treasure trove of millions of workplace screenshots openly accessible on the internet … Continue reading 21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder
Mobile network operator SK Telecom, which serves approximately 34 million subscribers in South Korea, has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack earlier this month that saw malware infiltrate its internal systems, and access data related to customer… Continue reading Hackers access sensitive SIM card data at South Korea’s largest telecoms company
Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the extraordinary lengths bio-hacking millionaire Bryan John… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #414: Zoom.. just one click and your data goes boom!
In episode 47 of The AI Fix, o3 becomes the best competitive programmer in the world, hacked California crosswalks speak with the voice of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, Meta introduces a herd of Llamas, Graham explains what a “lollipop lady” is, and G… Continue reading The AI Fix #47: An AI is the best computer programmer in the world
“Stop, look, and listen” is the standard advice we should allow follow when crossing the road – but pedestrians in some parts are finding that they cannot believe their ears – after a hacker compromised crosswalks to play deepfake audio mocking tech bo… Continue reading Crosswalks hacked to play fake audio of Musk, Zuck, and Jeff Bezos
A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you?
And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn profiles, just how easy is it to turn a new leaf… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #413: Hacking the hackers… with a credit card?