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AI Models Cracked Open by Security Researchers

No big surprise here. Researchers have gotten full read and write access to Meta’s Bloom, Meta-Llama and Pythia large language models in a typical example of supply chain risk. If they had been hackers or a non-friendly nation, they could have poisoned the training data, stolen the models and datasets and other unfriendly things. AI […]

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You Can Buy a Full Identity for as Little as $8

Hackers are advertising a service on the encrypted, Russian, messaging app Telegram that would let you buy a full identity for between $8 and $40. In crypto. The company, USiSLookups, a play on the data broker USInfoSearch, allows you to look up virtually anyone. In just a few moments. The Telegram channel includes a small […]

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25 Cyber Orgs Sign Secure by Design AI Agreement

While basically unenforceable, the agreement is a starting point. The US, UK and 23 domestic and international cybersecurity organizations, representing more than a dozen countries, signed on to the Guidelines for Secure AI Development. The Guidelines, complementing theĀ U.S. Voluntary Commitments on Ensuring Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI, provide essential recommendations for AI system development and […]

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Customs Buys Massive Surveillance Power

Customs and Border protection signed a contract with LexisNexis Risk Solutions last year and it is scary both in terms of how much data they have access to and how cheap the cost is. Anyone is free to execute a similar contract at the company’s discretion as there are very limited laws anywhere prohibiting this. […]

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UK Updates Post-Quantum Crypto Guidance

I have written several times about the need to start thinking about post-quantum crypto. At this point, “Q-Day” is somewhere between this year and ten years from now. If you believe my blog last week, Q-Day could be today. NIST has published draft post quantum standards, but there is a lot more to do besides […]

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