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Nation-State Hackers Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Boost Cyber Operations, Microsoft Says
15Feb By adminNo Comments
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Nation-State Hackers Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Boost Cyber Operations, Microsoft Says

[ad_1] Nation-state hackers are using artificial intelligence to refine their cyberattacks, according to a report published by Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday. Russian, North Korean, Iranian and Chinese-backed adversaries were detected adding large-language models, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, to their toolkit, often in the preliminary stages of their hacking operations, researchers found. Some groups were using the technology to improve their phishing emails, gather information on vulnerabilities and troubleshoot their own technical issues, according to to the findings. It's the largest indication yet that state-sponsored cyber-espionage groups, which have haunted businesses and governments for years, are improving their tactics based on publicly available technologies, like large language mode...
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Sam Altman Defends AI Thrust Days After Retaking OpenAI’s Helm
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Sam Altman Defends AI Thrust Days After Retaking OpenAI’s Helm

[ad_1] Sam Altman is back on the conference circuit and touting AI's benefits to humanity, days after regaining the lead at the world's best-known artificial intelligence startup.In his first public appearance since Altman regained control of OpenAI after a surprise ouster attempt, the co-founder and chief executive officer defended his exploratory approach to developing AI. “It's going to lift the world up,” he said, stressing potential advances in fields from health-care to education. And he described how he's always been fascinated by fictional rogue AIs like the Terminator — but that companies like OpenAI needed to push the boundaries to realize the technology's potential. “All those thoughts about the ways that this could go wrong, you don't need much imagination because we grew up...
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Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw in Citrix Software Despite Fix
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw in Citrix Software Despite Fix

[ad_1] A critical flaw in software from Citrix Systems Inc., a company that pioneered remote access so people can work anywhere, has been exploited by government-backed hackers and criminal groups, according to a US cyber official.The flaw, dubbed Citrix Bleed, was abused by hackers in secret for weeks before it was found and a fix was issued last month, according to Citrix online posts and cybersecurity researchers. Since then, researchers say hackers have accelerated their exploitation of the bug, targeting some of the thousands of customers that haven't applied a patch.  “We are aware that a wide variety of malicious actors, including both nation state and criminal groups, are focused on leveraging the Citrix Bleed vulnerability,” Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybe...
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Shocking! 5-year-old girl spends Rs. 2.47 lakh on Amazon using mom’s phone; Don’t do THIS
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! 5-year-old girl spends Rs. 2.47 lakh on Amazon using mom’s phone; Don’t do THIS

[ad_1] In a world where people keep their money accessible online, there is a greater need to protect your accounts. The threat may not come from a hacker or an online scam, but you may still end up losing your money simply due to negligence. A mother in the USA learnt this the hard way after she almost lost Rs. 2.47 lakh ($3180) due to a careless and innocent mistake by her 5-year-old daughter. The girl accidentally spent all that money on an Amazon order.As per a report by ABC7, the incident occurred on Tuesday, April 4 in Massachusetts. Jessica Nunes had given her smartphone to her daughter Lila Varisco while driving in a car on the way back home. Nunes believed it would calm down her daughter and make the trip peaceful. What she did not know was that this one little step could cost ...
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Microsoft Unveils OpenAI-Based Chat Tools for Fighting Cyberattacks
29Mar By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Unveils OpenAI-Based Chat Tools for Fighting Cyberattacks

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp., extending a frenzy of artificial intelligence software releases, is introducing new chat tools that can help cybersecurity teams ward off hacks and clean up after an attack.The latest of Microsoft's AI assistant tools — the software giant likes to call them Copilots — uses OpenAI's new GPT-4 language system and data specific to the security field, the company said Tuesday. The idea is to help security workers more quickly see connections between various parts of a hack, such as a suspicious email, malicious software file or the parts of the system that were compromised. Microsoft and other security software companies have been using machine-learning techniques to root out suspicious behavior and spot vulnerabilities for several years. But the newest AI technologi...
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Hackers Claimed to Breach a Police Vendor, Spilling Data Trove
26Jan By adminNo Comments
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Hackers Claimed to Breach a Police Vendor, Spilling Data Trove

[ad_1] Data allegedly from ODIN Intelligence illuminates its software and customers. The company says it’s working with law enforcement to investigate. ODIN Intelligence markets software to law enforcement agencies, but its operations are opaque. Its official address is a mailbox inside a UPS store. LinkedIn lists about a dozen employees, and ODIN's website contains only one sentence: “We help communities link homeless with resources; help protect citizens from child predators, and assist in locating missing persons.”Last week, the company published a notice saying that a hacking group claimed to have broken into its networks and stole gigabytes of data. About the same time, hackers provided a trove of documents — purportedly from ODIN Intelligence — to the Distributed Denial of Secre...
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Accidental Crorepati! In shocking move, Google paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker
18Sep By adminNo Comments
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Accidental Crorepati! In shocking move, Google paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker

[ad_1] Google has accidently paid Rs. 2 crore to a hacker and turned him into an accidental crorepati. Here is how he responded. In a shocking development, it has been revealed that Google has mistakenly paid a huge amount of Rs. 2 crore to a hacker, turning him into an accidental crorepati. What is worse, Google even forgot to take it back! The information was shared by the hacker himself. The self proclaimed hacker named Sam Curry (@samwcyo) even asked if there is any way he could get in touch with Google regarding the matter. Taking to his Twitter account he shared a screenshot and wrote, "It's been a little over 3 weeks since Google randomly sent me $249,999 and I still haven't heard anything on the support ticket. Is the...
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