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Google demonstrates AI that would crush most humans in geometry
Google has developed a state-of-the-art AI system for geometry called AlphaGeometry, which can correctly solve 25 of 30 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) level geometry problems. This achievement surpasses other computing algorithms and approaches human gold-medalist performance.
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Jira down with outage affecting multiple services
Jira, Atlassian’s software for bug-tracking and project management, is down, affecting multiple products.
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167K people exposed in Sweden Coop data leak
Ransomware gang Cactus says it has released data belonging to 167,000 people connected to Swedish grocery chain Coop.
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LockBit hits Taiwanese semiconductor firm Foxsemicon
Foxsemicon, one of Taiwan’s biggest semiconductor manufacturers, has been hit with a cyberattack. The notorious LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind it.
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Google boss tells employees to expect more job cuts in 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees to expect more job cuts at the Alphabet-owned company this year, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo.
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BreachForums former admin gets 20 years supervised release
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick – the former administrator of hacker marketplace BreachForums busted by the feds last March – will spend the next 20 years under supervised release.
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Google fixes an actively exploited Chrome zero-day
Malicious actors could use the Chrome zero-day vulnerability to crash the browser.
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Musk wants 25% voting control at Tesla before fulfilling AI goal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without having at least 25% voting control of the company, nearly double his current stake.
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Academy Mortgage breach exposes 285K people
An attack on Academy Mortgage may have exposed personal details, including the Social Security numbers of customers and employees, the company has revealed.
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OpenAI to introduce anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, says it will launch tools to fight disinformation ahead of a series of elections this year. It will also ban the use of its tech for political campaigns.
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Carnegie Mellon University suffers a cyberattack
Carnegie Mellon University has been targeted by hackers who attempted to exfiltrate personal information from over 7300 individuals.
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WEF in Davos: election disruption from AI biggest global risk in 2024
Generative AI keeps booming and might play a significant role in disrupting election outcomes around the world in 2024, with around half of the planet’s adult population heading to the polls.
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Singing River breach exposes healthcare data of 250K+ individuals
A ransomware attack against the Mississippi-based healthcare provider, which forced several hospitals to go offline and manually process patient care for several days, has exposed a trove of sensitive patient data.
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2024 starting with job cuts in tech: is 2023 going to happen again?
Google, Twitch, Duolingo, Amazon, and many other tech firms have started 2024 just like they ended 2023 – with job cuts. But this doesn’t necessarily mean more trouble for the industry.
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Cryptojacker abused compromised cloud accounts to mine €1.8 million
The 29-year-old individual, suspected of masterminding a sophisticated cryptojacking scheme, was arrested by the National Police of Ukraine with the support of Europol.
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eBay to pay $3 million for sinister cyberstalking campaign
In 2019, seven former eBay employees harassed a couple from Massachusetts by sending live insects, a fetal pig, and a funeral wreath in retaliation for their online coverage. One of the most disturbing corporate cyberstalking campaigns is now nearing resolution after eBay agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty.
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Cyberattacks against Ukraine surged in 2023
An increase in cyber incidents compared to 2022 underscores the growing challenges in protecting digital realms.
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In a landmark first, the FTC bans US data broker from selling location data
Outlogic, formerly known as X-Mode Social, just became the first US-based data broker banned from selling precise location data of American citizens by the Federal Trade Commission.
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China suspected to be behind Ivanti zero-day exploits
Ivanti is working on a patch to fix two high-impact vulnerabilities allowing attackers to control an affected system.
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Microsoft offers to store all personal data of cloud customers in EU
Microsoft said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers would be able to process and store all personal data in the region as part of a phased roll-out plan.
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