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On the Voynich Manuscript

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academic papers, cryptanalysis, history of cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized

Really interesting article on the ancient-manuscript scholars who are applying their techniques to the Voynich Manuscript. No one has been able to understand the writing yet, but there are some new understandings: Davis presented her findings at the medieval-studies conference and published them in 2020 in the journal Manuscript Studies. She had hardly solved the … Read More “On the Voynich Manuscript” »

Taxonomy of Generative AI Misuse

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, Security technology, taxonomies, Uncategorized

Interesting paper: “Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data“: Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on the potential of advanced AI systems to be exploited for malicious purposes. However, we still lack a concrete understanding … Read More “Taxonomy of Generative AI Misuse” »

New Research in Detecting AI-Generated Videos

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, deepfake, Security technology, Uncategorized, videos

The latest in what will be a continuing arms race between creating and detecting videos: The new tool the research project is unleashing on deepfakes, called “MISLnet”, evolved from years of data derived from detecting fake images and video with tools that spot changes made to digital video or images. These may include the addition … Read More “New Research in Detecting AI-Generated Videos” »

RADIUS Vulnerability

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academic papers, authentication, man-in-the-middle attacks, protocols, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

New attack against the RADIUS authentication protocol: The Blast-RADIUS attack allows a man-in-the-middle attacker between the RADIUS client and server to forge a valid protocol accept message in response to a failed authentication request. This forgery could give the attacker access to network devices and services without the attacker guessing or brute forcing passwords or … Read More “RADIUS Vulnerability” »

Model Extraction from Neural Networks

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academic papers, cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized

A new paper, “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract the weights inside a neural network using specific queries and their results. This is much more theoretical than practical, but it’s a really interesting result. Abstract: Billions of dollars and countless GPU … Read More “Model Extraction from Neural Networks” »

Using LLMs to Exploit Vulnerabilities

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, cyberattack, cybersecurity, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities, zero-day

Interesting research: “Teams of LLM Agents can Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities.” Abstract: LLM agents have become increasingly sophisticated, especially in the realm of cybersecurity. Researchers have shown that LLM agents can exploit real-world vulnerabilities when given a description of the vulnerability and toy capture-the-flag problems. However, these agents still perform poorly on real-world vulnerabilities that are … Read More “Using LLMs to Exploit Vulnerabilities” »

LLMs Acting Deceptively

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, deception, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

New research: “Deception abilities emerged in large language models“: Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are currently at the forefront of intertwining AI systems with human communication and everyday life. Thus, aligning them with human values is of great importance. However, given the steady increase in reasoning abilities, future LLMs are under suspicion of becoming able … Read More “LLMs Acting Deceptively” »

Exploiting Mistyped URLs

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academic papers, browsers, Security technology, Uncategorized

Interesting research: “Hyperlink Hijacking: Exploiting Erroneous URL Links to Phantom Domains“: Abstract: Web users often follow hyperlinks hastily, expecting them to be correctly programmed. However, it is possible those links contain typos or other mistakes. By discovering active but erroneous hyperlinks, a malicious actor can spoof a website or service, impersonating the expected content and … Read More “Exploiting Mistyped URLs” »

Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points

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academic papers, geolocation, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized, Wi-Fi

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers: Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location … Read More “Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points” »