Category: Wired

A New Attack Impacts ChatGPT—and No One Knows How to Stop It
01
Aug
2023

A New Attack Impacts ChatGPT—and No One Knows How to Stop It

“Making models more resistant to prompt injection and other adversarial ‘jailbreaking’ measures is an area of active research,” says Michael…

How AI May Be Used to Create Custom Disinformation Ahead of 2024
01
Aug
2023

How AI May Be Used to Create Custom Disinformation Ahead of 2024

“If I want to launch a disinformation campaign, I can fail 99 percent of the time. You fail all the…

Apple iOS, Google Android Patch Zero-Days in July Security Updates
31
Jul
2023

Apple iOS, Google Android Patch Zero-Days in July Security Updates

CVE-2023-26083 is an issue in Arm Mali GPU driver for Bifrost, Avalon, and Valhall chips, rated as having a moderate…

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware
29
Jul
2023

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

According to TechCrunch it is unclear why the malware is spreading or what exactly the impact is on gamers. Valve,…

The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'
27
Jul
2023

The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’

The US Supreme Court has previously ordered the government to obtain search warrants before seeking information that may “chronicle a…

Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down
26
Jul
2023

Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down

Embarrassed, angry, victimized. That’s just a few of the words my friend uses to describe his recent run-in with a…

ChatGPT Plugins Pose Security Risks
25
Jul
2023

ChatGPT Plugins Pose Security Risks

Over the past eight months, ChatGPT has impressed millions of people with its ability to generate realistic-looking text, writing everything…

TETRA Radio Code Encryption Has a Flaw: A Backdoor
24
Jul
2023

TETRA Radio Code Encryption Has a Flaw: A Backdoor

In a brief email, NCSC spokesperson Miral Scheffer called TETRA “a crucial foundation for mission-critical communication in the Netherlands and…

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems
22
Jul
2023

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems

Microsoft wrote last week that its “investigations have not detected any other use of this pattern by other actors and…

20
Jul
2023

NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters

Beaten, blinded by pepper spray, corralled like animals, and indiscriminately arrested for marching against police violence and racial injustice. Such…

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws
20
Jul
2023

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws

Hundreds of miles above Earth, thousands of satellites are orbiting the planet to keep the world running smoothly. Timing systems,…

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress
18
Jul
2023

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress

Other lawmakers are alarmed by the FBI’s disclosure of having purchased location information derived from people’s cell phones. During a…