A Hacker's Mind, books, Schneier news, Security technology, Uncategorized
Ben Rothke chose A Hacker’s Mind as “the best information security book of 2023.” Powered by WPeMatico
ChatGPT, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
Interesting attack on a LLM: In Writer, users can enter a ChatGPT-like session to edit or create their documents. In this chat session, the LLM can retrieve information from sources on the web to assist users in creation of their documents. We show that attackers can prepare websites that, when a user adds them as … Read More “Data Exfiltration Using Indirect Prompt Injection” »
cyberattack, cyberwar, hacking, russia, Security technology, telecom, ukraine, Uncategorized
The Solntsepek group has taken credit for the attack. They’re linked to the Russian military, so it’s unclear whether the attack was government directed or freelance. This is one of the most significant cyberattacks since Russia invaded in February 2022. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptanalysis, gchq, history of cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized
Looks like fun. Details here. Powered by WPeMatico
artificial intelligence, data collection, national security policy, Security technology, trust, Uncategorized
There’s a rumor flying around the Internet that OpenAI is training foundation models on your Dropbox documents. Here’s CNBC. Here’s Boing Boing. Some articles are more nuanced, but there’s still a lot of confusion. It seems not to be true. Dropbox isn’t sharing all of your documents with OpenAI. But here’s the problem: we don’t … Read More “OpenAI Is Not Training on Your Dropbox Documents—Today” »
healthcare, medicine, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
More unconstrained surveillance: Lawmakers noted the pharmacies’ policies for releasing medical records in a letter dated Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. The letter—signed by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)—said their investigation pulled information from briefings with eight big prescription … Read More “Police Get Medical Records without a Warrant” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
The Molinière Underwater Sculpture Park has pieces that are colored in part with squid ink. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
ChatGPT, essays, Internet of Things, LLM, robotics, Security technology, Uncategorized
In 2016, I wrote about an Internet that affected the world in a direct, physical manner. It was connected to your smartphone. It had sensors like cameras and thermostats. It had actuators: Drones, autonomous cars. And it had smarts in the middle, using sensor data to figure out what to do and then actually do … Read More “A Robot the Size of the World” »
amazon, cameras, courts, marketing, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
This seems like a bad idea. And there are ongoing lawsuits against Amazon for selling them. Powered by WPeMatico
privacy, Security technology, surveillance, theft, Uncategorized, usps
This is not about mass surveillance of mail, this is about the sorts of targeted surveillance the US Postal Inspection Service uses to catch mail thieves: To track down an alleged mail thief, a US postal inspector used license plate reader technology, GPS data collected by a rental car company, and, most damning of all, … Read More “Surveillance by the US Postal Service” »