Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter: Key Developments and Insights In the latest edition of our cybersecurity newsletter, we delve into pressing updates from the digital security landscape, highlighting significant vulnerabilities and emerging threats that demand the attention of business owners and professionals alike. This week’s discussion covers the types of cyber threats…
ChatGPT: A Dual-Edged Sword in Cybersecurity As one of the fastest-growing consumer applications to date, ChatGPT has emerged as a powerful generative AI chatbot, capable of crafting human-like and contextually aware text responses. Its rapid popularity extends across a variety of applications, including content creation, programming, education, customer support, and…
Recent discussions highlight the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and the critical importance of regulatory measures aimed at addressing potential risks associated with increasingly sophisticated AI technologies. A US government official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, emphasized that robust reporting requirements are necessary to alert authorities about…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Governance & Risk Management, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development New Vulnerability Tool Uncovers Flaws in OpenAI and Nvidia APIs Used in GitHub Projects Akshaya Asokan (@asokan_akshaya) • October 21, 2024 Protect AI utilizes Anthropic’s Claude LLM to operate the vulnerability detection tool. (Image: Shutterstock) In…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Attack Method Exploits RAG-based Technology to Manipulate AI System Outputs Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • October 21, 2024 Malicious insiders could mislead the retrieval-augmented generation backend of well-known AI tools. (Image: Shutterstock) Recent research unveiled a method to manipulate responses from…
Nation-State Actors Leverage AI for Cyber Attacks Recent investigations reveal that nation-state actors from Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) into their cyber offensive strategies. This alarming trend indicates a significant evolution in the tactics employed by these actors…
Two individuals from Sudan have been indicted by federal authorities for orchestrating a series of extensive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that targeted prominent technology firms as well as critical infrastructure and governmental entities around the globe. The operation, identified as Anonymous Sudan, is alleged to have launched tens…
In December 2023, OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced a significant outage due to a sustained campaign of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks launched by a group identifying itself as Anonymous Sudan. This action was reportedly triggered by Tal Broda, an executive at OpenAI, publicly expressing support for the Israel Defense Forces’…
In a significant development within the realm of Unicode and character encoding, an overlooked block initially intended for country representation has come to light due to recent findings by cybersecurity researcher Riley Goodside. The plan to repurpose this block for designating country codes—using tags like “us” for the United States…
