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Google creates a framework to stop AI from hallucinating
Google has trained a large language model to provide natural language explanations of its hidden representations.
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Hacker claims Giant Tiger breach
A threat actor has claimed the Giant Tiger data breach, which has supposedly exposed 2.8 million records.
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OpenTable moves to doxx all users, then immediately backtracks
OpenTable, a restaurant reservation platform, said that users who had previously posted anonymous reviews would soon have their real names revealed. After a backlash, though, the firm reversed course.
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Zero-day exploit hits Palo Alto Networks
Threat actors have exploited a vulnerability to access PAN-OS firewall software.
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Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia hacked
Nexperia, the Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker, has confirmed reports that some of its servers were hacked amid claims that “trade secrets” were stolen.
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Roku cyberattack impacts 576,000 accounts
The streaming service Roku has said it discovered 576,000 user accounts were impacted by a cyberattack while investigating an earlier data breach.
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Microsoft develops AI watchdog to sniff for malicious prompts
Microsoft says that it’s developed novel techniques to fight against two attacks that malicious actors use to jailbreak AI systems. AI Spotlighting separates user instructions from provided poisonous content, and AI Watchdog, like a sniffer dog at the airport, is trained to detect adversarial instructions.
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OpenAI fires researchers for leaking information
OpenAI, the AI startup behind the generative AI bot ChatGPT, has fired two key researchers for alleged leaking, The Information said on Thursday.
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Deepfake scam targets password manager LastPass
The password manager giant with over 25 million users has been targeted by a deepfake call impersonating the company’s CEO.
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Sisense hit by data breach, CISA warns
Sisense, a US data analytics software vendor, has been hit by a data compromise, the US cybersecurity watchdog agency said in an alert.
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Bradford-Scott data breach exposes 40K individuals
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation, a US-based tech company, has experienced a data breach. According to the company, the sensitive information of 40,000 individuals was exposed.
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Bot attacks persist as top threat in 2024
Bot attacks doubled in number last year, making it one of the fastest-growing cyber threats.
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Ukrainian hackers left Moscow’s sewage system without 87,000 sensors
Hacker group Blackjack, affiliated with Ukrainian intelligence services, claims to have shut down Moscow’s sewage network systems.
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New AI act forces companies to disclose use of copyrighted content
New legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives demands that companies disclose copyrighted content used to train artificial intelligence models.
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Apple warns of 'mercenary spyware attack'
Apple Inc has warned its users in India and ninety-one other countries that they were possible victims of a "mercenary spyware attack", according to a threat notification email that was sent to targeted users.
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LockBit bungles attempt to rebrand as DarkVault
The LockBit cybercriminal outfit appears to be planning a ransomware rebrand as the DarkVault, discovered by security researchers Wednesday after LockBit seemingly bungled the new website’s design.
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TikTok divest deadline could be extended to one year
US lawmakers could extend the deadline to one year for China’s ByteDance – TikTok’s parent company – to divest from the short-form video app, the US Senate Commerce Committee chair said on Wednesday.
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Telekom, Airbus slam plan giving Big Tech access to EU cloud data
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Airbus, and 15 other EU companies have criticized a proposal that would allow Amazon, Alphabet's Google, and Microsoft to bid for highly sensitive EU cloud computing contracts.
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Ramadan-themed scam targets Muslims worldwide
The scammers have used fake ads offering free mobile internet data to lure victims and steal their personal information in a Ramadan-related campaign.
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Ransomware attack cripples German business intelligence provider
Ransomware attacks on a database company, GBI Genios, have left German institutions without access to press publications and business information. It may take days to restore services.
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