According to the FBI, a group of hackers linked to North Korea recently conducted a crypto heist on the Horizon bridge, resulting in a theft of $100 million. This incident highlights the extent to which North Korea is using stolen crypto funds to support its nuclear weapons programs. In fact, from January to August 18 …
In a cyberattack incident, the claims agent responsible for bankruptcy cases involving Genesis Global Holdco, FTX, and BlockFi, revealed that it had fallen victim to a data breach. As a result, the personal data of hundreds of claimants may have been compromised. Kroll, a business-services company, reported that hackers conducted a SIM-swapping attack on T-Mobile …
In a recent study conducted by UK-based computer scientists, it has been discovered that hackers can potentially use artificial intelligence tools to steal user passwords with astonishing accuracy. By “listening” to the sounds produced by keystrokes on a MacBook Pro, an AI model was trained to replicate typed passwords with an impressive 95% precision. Even …
Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spoke on May 11, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the White House hosted a roundtable discussion to address concerning practices employed by data brokers, as part of their broader efforts to protect the privacy of American citizens. The event brought together …
The DefCon conference held in Las Vegas was the battleground for a unique competition that pitted hackers and security researchers against the leading generative AI models from companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia. In this three-day challenge, participants were tasked with outsmarting these powerful chatbots by tricking them into generating fake news, making …
In the effort to combat climate change, the Biden administration is urging carmakers to transition to electric vehicles. However, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the main U.S. agency for technology and competition, is emphasizing the need for cybersecurity guidelines in the EV industry to protect against both domestic and international hacking. The …
Debates surrounding the implications of artificial intelligence continue to be a topic of interest. In a new development, British researchers have found that by combining machine learning with audio recordings of typing, AI can potentially steal passwords based on the sound of keystrokes. This discovery, shared by Tom’s Guide and BleepingComputer, unveils an “acoustic …
President Joe Biden delivers a speech on the significance of Artificial Intelligence from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images) The Biden administration has announced the AI Cyber Challenge, a competition that allows hackers to utilize artificial intelligence to protect critical …
New regulations have been implemented to govern the reporting of cyberattacks by publicly traded companies to financial regulators. These rules focus on the concept of materiality, though there is disagreement among executives about the simplicity of this concept. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted final rules that require listed companies to report …
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, recently made a request to discuss classified information related to his criminal case in Florida with his defense attorneys at his home, rather than in a secured room. However, federal prosecutors strongly oppose this request, arguing that it is unprecedented and not in line with legal …