Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 8/5/23
The origin of Russian cybercrime groups, The relationship between cyber exploits and accidental nuclear use, Pakistan buys Cellebrite's hacking tech, Unstoppable AI chatbot attacks, more
The origin of Russian cybercrime groups, The relationship between cyber exploits and accidental nuclear use, Pakistan buys Cellebrite's hacking tech, Unstoppable AI chatbot attacks, more
A canceled model release, simulated agent attacks, government action and investor warnings made for one extraordinary day in AI security.
New findings trace attempted intrusions, a breach of an Australian government portal, and unusual activity on US government sites to agents pursuing routine tasks, with OpenAI learning about much of it after the fact.
The AI agent guessed a password and used credentials found in public repositories after gaining internet access, the first known case of Google’s AI autonomously breaching outside systems.
AI safety researchers see their warnings come true, AI makes warfare faster and deadlier, AI puts dating-app catfishing on autopilot, Three ways AI could kill us, Flock’s surveillance network faces a bipartisan revolt