Tag: raising

  • Krebs on Security: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/web-hacking-service-araneida-tied-to-turkish-it-firm/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm Feedly Summary: Cybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a powerful commercial web app vulnerability scanner, new research finds. The cracked software is being resold as…

  • Slashdot: EU Pushes Apple To Make iPhones More Compatible With Rival Devices

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/12/19/1528254/eu-pushes-apple-to-make-iphones-more-compatible-with-rival-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: EU Pushes Apple To Make iPhones More Compatible With Rival Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The European Union is pushing for greater compatibility of Apple’s iOS and iPadOS with competing devices, raising privacy and security concerns. Apple has voiced apprehensions about potential security risks if…

  • The Register: Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/apple_meta_interoperability/ Source: The Register Title: Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests Feedly Summary: Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course The European Commission (EC) has continued pushing Apple to open up more of iOS to third parties, and Apple has pushed back, warning that doing so…

  • Hacker News: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan

    Source URL: https://noyb.eu/en/want-book-ryanair-flight-prepare-face-scan Source: Hacker News Title: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Ryanair’s introduction of mandatory user accounts to book flights, raising concerns over GDPR compliance, particularly regarding data minimization and the processing of biometric data. Ryanair’s…

  • Wired: Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/botto-the-millionaire-ai-artist-is-getting-a-personality/ Source: Wired Title: Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality Feedly Summary: Botto is a ‘decentralized AI artist’ whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes Botto, an AI-driven…

  • Slashdot: US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router Over National Security Concerns

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/18/1249207/us-weighs-banning-tp-link-router-over-national-security-concerns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Weighs Banning TP-Link Router Over National Security Concerns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The U.S. is investigating TP-Link over national security concerns related to cybersecurity risks and potential monopolistic practices due to its significant market control. The scrutiny follows revelations of Chinese hackers exploiting TP-Link’s…

  • Wired: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/true-cost-generative-ai-data-centers-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course Feedly Summary: From energy to resources, data centers have grown too greedy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the environmental impact of AI, particularly the energy consumption and resource use associated with large language models (LLMs)…

  • The Register: Ireland fines Meta for 2018 ‘View As’ breach that exposed 30M accounts

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/17/ireland_fines_meta_for_2018/ Source: The Register Title: Ireland fines Meta for 2018 ‘View As’ breach that exposed 30M accounts Feedly Summary: €251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal It’s been six years since miscreants abused some sloppy Facebook code to steal access tokens belonging to 30…

  • Hacker News: Settlement from Meta for Australian Users Impacted by Cambridge Analytica

    Source URL: https://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media-centre/landmark-settlement-of-$50m-from-meta-for-australian-users-impacted-by-cambridge-analytica-incident Source: Hacker News Title: Settlement from Meta for Australian Users Impacted by Cambridge Analytica Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses a $50 million settlement agreement between Meta and the Australian Information Commissioner following the Cambridge Analytica incident, which involved the misuse of personal data from Australian…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Security ProbLLMs in xAI’s Grok: A Deep Dive

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/16/security-probllms-in-xais-grok/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Security ProbLLMs in xAI’s Grok: A Deep Dive Feedly Summary: Security ProbLLMs in xAI’s Grok: A Deep Dive Adding xAI to the growing list of AI labs that shipped feature vulnerable to data exfiltration prompt injection attacks, but with the unfortunate addendum that they don’t seem to…