10.24.25 Security News Bites Just Because You are Large Does Not Mean You Are Secure Russia hacked into eight UK Air Force and Navy bases and posted Ministry of Defense staff names and emails on the dark web. GEEEEEE, they got in by hacking a contractor. The MoD said they are actively investigating. One more […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AI hallucinates. Everyone knows that. At least I think they know that. A New York attorney (what is it with attorneys and AI?) had a client who was involved in a lawsuit regarding a disputed loan. So far, so good. His brief to the judge was, apparently, written using AI. Again, maybe, not a problem. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.17.25 Security News Bites If You Have Connected a Chatbot to Your Email/Calendar. Or other Apps. You May Want to disconnect it. Gemini and other chatbots (such as Grok) can be compromised by hidden input. The example is Gemini and mail and calendar integration. You can construct a prompt, embed it invisibly into an email […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.10.25 Security News Bites Flock Surveillance Camera Company Now Detects Voices The company that sells nationwide surveillance using license plate readers now also detects gunshots and voices. I think the idea is to detect voices like “Help Police!”, but it is getting a bit scary. You, of course, have no control over this as the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The president has been trying to pressure China by implementing restrictions on trade. Whether that is massive tariffs on many products US companies import from China or banning, on and off, the sale of chips and chip making equipment to China. Apparently, Xi Jinping can read the newspapers and figures if that works for the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I don’t think this is going to work, but I don’t think it will do any harm. Arizona, the stereotype goes, is where old people go. People who are less cyber literate and much less crypto literate. How does the scam work? The hacker contacts a potentially susceptible mark and gives them some cock and […]
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