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AI and the Future of American Politics

Posted on By infossl
AI, democracy, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

Two years ago, Americans anxious about the forthcoming 2024 presidential election were considering the malevolent force of an election influencer: artificial intelligence. Over the past several years, we have seen plenty of warning signs from elections worldwide demonstrating how AI can be used to propagate misinformation and alter the political landscape, whether by trolls on … Read More “AI and the Future of American Politics” »

Autonomous AI Hacking and the Future of Cybersecurity

Posted on By infossl
AI, cyberattack, hacking, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

AI agents are now hacking computers. They’re getting better at all phases of cyberattacks, faster than most of us expected. They can chain together different aspects of a cyber operation, and hack autonomously, at computer speeds and scale. This is going to change everything. Over the summer, hackers proved the concept, industry institutionalized it, and … Read More “Autonomous AI Hacking and the Future of Cybersecurity” »

AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran

Posted on By infossl
AI, Citizen Lab, deepfake, iran, israel, Security technology, Uncategorized

Citizen Lab has uncovered a coordinated AI-enabled influence operation against the Iranian government, probably conducted by Israel. Key Findings A coordinated network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles is conducting an AI-enabled influence operation. The network, which we refer to as “PRISONBREAK,” is spreading narratives inciting Iranian audiences to revolt against the Islamic Republic … Read More “AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran” »

Daniel Miessler on the AI Attack/Defense Balance

Posted on By infossl
AI, cyberattack, defense, Security technology, Uncategorized

His conclusion: Context wins Basically whoever can see the most about the target, and can hold that picture in their mind the best, will be best at finding the vulnerabilities the fastest and taking advantage of them. Or, as the defender, applying patches or mitigations the fastest. And if you’re on the inside you know … Read More “Daniel Miessler on the AI Attack/Defense Balance” »

Use of Generative AI in Scams

Posted on By infossl
AI, reports, scams, Security technology, Uncategorized

New report: “Scam GPT: GenAI and the Automation of Fraud.” This primer maps what we currently know about generative AI’s role in scams, the communities most at risk, and the broader economic and cultural shifts that are making people more willing to take risks, more vulnerable to deception, and more likely to either perpetuate scams … Read More “Use of Generative AI in Scams” »

Abusing Notion’s AI Agent for Data Theft

Posted on By infossl
AI, data breaches, Security technology, trust, Uncategorized

Notion just released version 3.0, complete with AI agents. Because the system contains Simon Willson’s lethal trifecta, it’s vulnerable to data theft though prompt injection. First, the trifecta: The lethal trifecta of capabilities is: Access to your private data—one of the most common purposes of tools in the first place! Exposure to untrusted content—any mechanism … Read More “Abusing Notion’s AI Agent for Data Theft” »

GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation

Posted on By infossl
academic papers, AI, psychology of security, Security technology, social engineering, Uncategorized

Interesting experiment: To design their experiment, the University of Pennsylvania researchers tested 2024’s GPT-4o-mini model on two requests that it should ideally refuse: calling the user a jerk and giving directions for how to synthesize lidocaine. The researchers created experimental prompts for both requests using each of seven different persuasion techniques (examples of which are … Read More “GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation” »

Generative AI as a Cybercrime Assistant

Posted on By infossl
AI, cybercrime, extortion, Security technology, theft, Uncategorized

Anthropic reports on a Claude user: We recently disrupted a sophisticated cybercriminal that used Claude Code to commit large-scale theft and extortion of personal data. The actor targeted at least 17 distinct organizations, including in healthcare, the emergency services, and government and religious institutions. Rather than encrypt the stolen information with traditional ransomware, the actor … Read More “Generative AI as a Cybercrime Assistant” »