In episode eight of “The AI Fix”, our hosts tackle the latest news from the world of artificial intelligence and learn about two important medical breakthroughs, Mark coughs, Graham ruins “Killing me softly”, and neither shows their junk to an AI. Graham explains humour to Mark and shares a donkey story he learned from a […]
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It’s heavily redacted, but still interesting. Many more ODNI documents here.
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has dubbed the malware FrostyGoop, describing it as the first malware strain to directly […]
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The initial onboarding stage is a crucial step for both employees and employers. However, this process often involves the practice of sharing temporary first-day passwords, which can expose organizations to security risks. Traditionally, IT departments have been cornered into either sharing passwords in plain text via email or SMS, or arranging in-person meetings to verbally […]
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Threat actors have been observed using swap files in compromised websites to conceal a persistent credit card skimmer and harvest payment information. The sneaky technique, observed by Sucuri on a Magento e-commerce site’s checkout page, allowed the malware to survive multiple cleanup attempts, the company said. The skimmer is designed to capture all the data […]
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Meta has been given time till September 1, 2024, to respond to concerns raised by the European Commission over its “pay or consent” advertising model or risk-facing enforcement measures, including sanctions. The European Commission said the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network has notified the social media giant that the model adopted for Facebook and Instagram […]
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The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has alerted of a spear-phishing campaign targeting a scientific research institution in the country with malware known as HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The agency attributed the attack to a threat actor it tracks under the name UAC-0063, which was previously observed targeting various government entities to gather sensitive […]
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Google on Monday abandoned plans to phase out third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser more than four years after it introduced the option as part of a larger set of a controversial proposal called the Privacy Sandbox. “Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people […]
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Unraveling the CrowdStrike / Microsoft Catastrophe “…It Could Be the Worst Cyber Event in History.” – BBC News Just when we thought 2024 couldn’t get any wilder, CrowdStrike turned the tech world upside down with a colossal IT meltdown. In a dramatic turn of events, CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, has taken center stage in […]
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