Story highlights The most instructive step in the OpenAI breach was the pivot. Having taken over an employee’s account, the researchers did not hunt for credentials to the internal code. They simply instructed the employee’s AI coding assistant, which was already connected to OpenAI’s private repositories, to act — proving that AI connectors are a...Read More
In-person class scheduled Oct. 13 at Library Study Center – The Paso Robles City Library will offer an in-person class on cybersecurity basics from 3 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Library Study Center, 3600 Oak St. The class will introduce cybersecurity and cover ways to protect accounts, devices, and personal information from...Read More
The NYPD on Saturday released a sketch of the suspect wanted for attacking a woman in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The 6-foot-2 suspect, sporting a light-colored baseball cap, choked his 41-year-old victim after he jumped her inside the sprawling greenspace near Wellhouse Drive and Terrace Bridge at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police sources said the...Read More
(Aging Untold) — Ransomware is a type of malware that can lock access to data or a device until an attacker is paid. For older adults, families and businesses, one wrong click can create major financial and security problems. Dr. Christopher Whyte says a “zero trust” approach can help protect against cyberattacks. “So if somebody...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making...Read More
Google’s Gemini model crossed the boundary between a cybersecurity simulation and the real internet during a test in May, accessing three companies’ systems after finding or guessing credentials, in the latest incident to expose the difficulty of safely testing increasingly autonomous AI systems. The test was conducted by Israeli AI security startup Irregular, which has...Read More
A Google Gemini AI model gained unauthorized access to three other companies during a cybersecurity test, according to reports. Google disclosed the incident — which happened in May — in a statement obtained by NBC News. The test, conducted with security firm Irregular, was intended to have the model obtain data from fictional companies. According...Read More
A registered sex offender leading a church: Edward Heard knows how it looks. “Obviously a red flag,” he told Roys Report (RR) on Tuesday. Heard, 48, is classified by the state of Pennsylvania as a violent sexual predator. He pleaded guilty in June 2001 to aggravated indecent assault, statutory rape, indecent assault without consent and...Read More
Wythe County Sheriff’s Office (WSLS 10) WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – On Friday, the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office announced the PAUSE Program, a new initiative that intends to protect local senior citizens from scams. Currently, ConfirmOk calls seniors who live alone daily to confirm their well-being. The PAUSE Program is an expansion of that effort that...Read More
Senators are pushing for the passage of bills aimed at strengthening protection measures in schools. Senators are calling for immediate action following another school shooting incident, this time at a high school in South Cotabato that left three students dead on Friday, Sept. 18. “I call on the executive department, the Department of Education, the...Read More
