Tag: Countermeasures
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The Register: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/cobalt_strikes_ai_successor_downloaded/ Source: The Register Title: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months Feedly Summary: Shady, China-based company, all the apps needed for a fully automated attack – sounds totally legit Villager, a new penetration-testing tool linked to a suspicious China-based company and described by researchers as “Cobalt Strike’s…
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The Register: LegalPwn: Tricking LLMs by burying badness in lawyerly fine print
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/legalpwn_ai_jailbreak/ Source: The Register Title: LegalPwn: Tricking LLMs by burying badness in lawyerly fine print Feedly Summary: Trust and believe – AI models trained to see ‘legal’ doc as super legit Researchers at security firm Pangea have discovered yet another way to trivially trick large language models (LLMs) into ignoring their guardrails. Stick…
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The Register: If you thought China’s Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/china_salt_typhoon_alert/ Source: The Register Title: If you thought China’s Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again Feedly Summary: 13 governments sound the alarm about ongoing unpleasantness China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies continue their years-long hacking campaign targeting critical industries around the world, according to a joint security alert from cyber and law…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/rubio-ai-impersonation-investigation.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: State Dept. Is Investigating Messages Impersonating Rubio, Official Says Feedly Summary: A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees. AI…
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Slashdot: Psylo Browser Obscures Digital Fingerprints By Giving Every Tab Its Own IP Address
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/2050258/psylo-browser-obscures-digital-fingerprints-by-giving-every-tab-its-own-ip-address Source: Slashdot Title: Psylo Browser Obscures Digital Fingerprints By Giving Every Tab Its Own IP Address Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Psylo is a new privacy-centric browser for iOS that enhances user anonymity by employing innovative isolation techniques for browser tabs, effectively combating digital fingerprinting. This solution offers more…
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The Register: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/19/voice_altering_vishing_jammer/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes Feedly Summary: To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new defense mechanism developed…