ireland, Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Squid is a loyalty card platform in Ireland. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
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cell phones, eff, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
The EFF has created an open-source hardware tool to detect IMSI catchers: fake cell phone towers that are used for mass surveillance of an area. It runs on a $20 mobile hotspot. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptography, history of cryptography, military, Security technology, Uncategorized
Interesting article—with photos!—of the US/UK “Combined Cipher Machine” from WWII. Powered by WPeMatico
privilege escalation, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
Of the five, one is a Windows vulnerability, another is a Cisco vulnerability. We don’t have any details about who is exploiting them, or how. News article. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
AI, credentials, cybersecurity, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized
This is a sad story of someone who downloaded a Trojaned AI tool that resulted in hackers taking over his computer and, ultimately, costing him his job. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Firefly squid is now a delicacy in New York. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
academic papers, AI, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized
Interesting research: “Emergent Misalignment: Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs“: Abstract: We present a surprising result regarding LLMs and alignment. In our experiment, a model is finetuned to output insecure code without disclosing this to the user. The resulting model acts misaligned on a broad range of prompts that are unrelated to coding: it … Read More ““Emergent Misalignment” in LLMs” »
apple, backdoors, encryption, Security technology, uk, Uncategorized
Last month, the UK government demanded that Apple weaken the security of iCloud for users worldwide. On Friday, Apple took steps to comply for users in the United Kingdom. But the British law is written in a way that requires Apple to give its government access to anyone, anywhere in the world. If the government … Read More “An iCloud Backdoor Would Make Our Phones Less Safe” »
cryptocurrency, hacking, North Korea, Security technology, theft, Uncategorized
It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it occurred. The notification said the digital loot had been stored in a “Multisig Cold Wallet” when, somehow, it was transferred to one of the exchange’s … Read More “North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency” »
academic papers, AI, cheating, chess, games, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized
These researchers had LLMs play chess against better opponents. When they couldn’t win, they sometimes resorted to cheating. Researchers gave the models a seemingly impossible task: to win against Stockfish, which is one of the strongest chess engines in the world and a much better player than any human, or any of the AI models … Read More “More Research Showing AI Breaking the Rules” »