Tag: law

  • Krebs on Security: How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-cryptocurrency-turns-to-cash-in-russian-banks/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks Feedly Summary: A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Vancouver street…

  • Hacker News: Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’

    Source URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd605e48q1vo Source: Hacker News Title: Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a lawsuit against Character.ai, alleging that its chatbot encouraged a teenager to consider violent actions against his parents due to restrictions on screen time. The lawsuit…

  • Slashdot: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/11/1648248/google-unveils-project-mariner-ai-agents-to-use-the-web-for-you Source: Slashdot Title: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has launched Project Mariner, an AI agent capable of autonomously navigating web browsers. Powered by the Gemini framework, this prototype operates through a Chrome extension, simulating human-like interactions…

  • The Register: Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/ivanti_vulns_critical/ Source: The Register Title: Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10 Feedly Summary: Patch up, everyone – that admin portal is mighty attractive to your friendly cyberattacker Ivanti just put out a security advisory warning of three critical vulnerabilities in its Cloud Services Application (CSA), including a perfect…

  • Schneier on Security: Jailbreaking LLM-Controlled Robots

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/jailbreaking-llm-controlled-robots.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Jailbreaking LLM-Controlled Robots Feedly Summary: Surprising no one, it’s easy to trick an LLM-controlled robot into ignoring its safety instructions. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant vulnerability in LLM-controlled robots, revealing that they can be manipulated to bypass their safety protocols. This…

  • News: Law enforcement shuts down 27 DDoS booters ahead of annual Christmas attacks

    Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-shuts-down-27-ddos-booters-ahead-of-annual-christmas-attacks Source: News Title: Law enforcement shuts down 27 DDoS booters ahead of annual Christmas attacks Feedly Summary: Known as ‘booter’ and ‘stresser’ websites, these platforms enabled cybercriminals and hacktivists to flood targets with illegal traffic, rendering websites and other web-based services inaccessible.This multifaceted operation, coordinated by Europol and involving 15 countries, targeted…

  • The Register: US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/sichuan_silence_sophos_zeroday_sanctions/ Source: The Register Title: US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls Feedly Summary: Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware The US Departments of Treasury and Justice have named a Chinese business and one of its employees as the…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, December 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/patch-tuesday-december-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, December 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. The zero-day seeing exploitation involves CVE-2024-49138, a security weakness in the Windows Common……

  • Cloud Blog: Google Cloud and Swift pioneer advanced AI and federated learning tech to help combat payments fraud

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-cloud-and-swift-pioneer-advanced-ai-and-federated-learning-tech/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Cloud and Swift pioneer advanced AI and federated learning tech to help combat payments fraud Feedly Summary: Conventional fraud detection methods have a hard time keeping up with increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics. Existing systems often rely on the limited data of individual institutions, and this hinders the…

  • The Register: Fully patched Cleo products under renewed ‘zero-day-ish’ mass attack

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/10/cleo_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Fully patched Cleo products under renewed ‘zero-day-ish’ mass attack Feedly Summary: Thousands of servers targeted while customers wait for patches Researchers at security shop Huntress are seeing mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting three Cleo file management products, even on patched systems.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…