Anonymous Sudan claim attacks on Reddit and Archive of Our Own
A cyber group called Anonymous Sudan, which is also behind Microsoft’s Office outage last month, has claimed to have taken down Reddit and Archive of Our Own. Cyberint, a cybersecurity company, detected the statement published by Anonymous Sudan on its Telegram channel. The group said that it had targeted Reddit’s subpages, taking them down for […]
Robots promise not to steal jobs or rebel
Nine of the most advanced humanoid robots have told an artificial intelligence summit in Geneva that they have no plans to steal the jobs of humans or rebel against their creators. In what was described as “the world’s first human-robot press conference”, the robots said they would like to work alongside humans to help solve […]
OpenAI launches Code Interpreter plugin
OpenAI has announced that it is making its Code Interpreter plugin available to all ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The plugin allows users to upload any file or data and ask ChatGPT to analyze it, create charts, edit files, and perform other tasks. Code Interpreter is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model, which is capable of understanding […]
ElonJet tracker moves to Threads after Musk ban
College student Jack Sweeney has moved his ElonJet tracker to Meta’s Threads after being banned from Twitter last year. The account, which uses the handle @elonmusksjet, tracks the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet using data available in the public domain. It had over 21,000 followers on Twitter before it was suspended. Sweeney has continued […]
Generative AI revolutionizing digital advertising
Generative AI is revolutionizing the digital advertising landscape by streamlining content creation and personalizing ads for target audiences. Shane Rasnak, a marketing strategist, attests to AI technology’s time-saving benefits, stating how tools like Midjourney can translate prompts into eye-catching images for Facebook advertising and other marketing materials. This reduced his ad creation time from 30 […]
Cyber Security Today, July 10, 2023 – A second insurance company sideswiped by the MOVEit hack, a Truebot malware warning, and more
This episode reports on the discovery of another unprotected database of personal information, an analysis of new ransomware variant
France passes bill to allow police remotely spy on suspects
A new bill passed by the French Parliament on July 5 will allow police to remotely access suspects’ cameras, microphones, and GPS on cell phones and other devices. The bill will reportedly only apply to suspects in crimes that are punishable by a minimum of five years in jail. Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti claimed that […]
Threads records 70 million sign ups in first 48 Hours
Meta’s new microblogging platform, Threads, has recorded 70 million sign-ups in its first 48 hours. Launched globally in 100 countries just a week ago, Threads, which is linked to Instagram and allows users to transfer over the accounts they follow on Instagram to their Threads account surpassed the 30 million mark within the first 24 […]
GPT-4 API now generally available to paying customers
OpenAI has revealed its latest language model, GPT-4 is now generally available to paying API customers. In an official blog post, the company outlined the general availability of GPT-4, along with its plans to retire several APIs by January next year. Existing API developers who have made payments to OpenAI can now access GPT-4 with […]
DDoS attacks are on the rise, experts warns
According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), targeted denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise. These attacks, which include flooding a website with traffic in order to render it inoperable, are growing more sophisticated and are increasingly utilised as part of larger hacking efforts. One example is Microsoft’s Azure, […]
