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CYBEROct 15Scoop: The FTC demanded documents from AI giants over recent safety incidentsThe Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent civil subpoenas to AI giants seeking documents about safety incidents that have spiraled into an industry crisis. The FTC sought documents from Anthropic and OpenAI with the scope of the probe focused on potential consumer protection violations, a person familiar told Axios. Why it matters: The investigation is one of a number of steps the administration has taken to show a firm hand with AI companies after multiple incidents in which unreleased models hacked websites or took deceptive or aggressive steps in testing.State of play: The agency on WeAxios
CYBEROct 15GhostAction Compromises About 1,900 GitHub Accounts, Targets Over 30,000 RepositoriesThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 15Police arrest YouTuber on suspicion of defamation after man diesJapanese police have arrested a 28-year-old YouTuber on suspicion of defamation after he posted a video online referring to a former real estate company executive as "a con…Japan Today
CYBEROct 15Langflow's Critical Authenticated RCE Flaw Targeted in 1,423 Honeypot Exploit AttemptsThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 15EU Grocers Pay a Steep Price for Unpatched Fridge FirmwareHundreds of stores lost millions of euros because they hired third parties to manage the outdated OT firmware running their cooling systems.Dark Reading
CYBEROct 15AhsayCBS Flaws Exploited to Deploy Web Shells Get New Fixes After Incomplete PatchesThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 15Palo Alto Networks Patches PAN-OS Authenticated RCE Flaw Amid Active ExploitationThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 15Russia and China are using AI to stage relentless cyberattacks against the UKNew Scientist
CYBEROct 15‘Witch hunt’ sweeps up Asian men misidentified in alleged Cornell gang rapeOne message told him to “go to hell”. Others said he deserved to be imprisoned. Death threats poured in. Asians who share a name with one of the men accused of raping a US university student have faced a torrent of online abuse. The alleged 2024 gang rape of a Cornell University student, detailed in a recent lawsuit, has sparked an outpouring of outrage against the seven accused perpetrators. The case has sent internet sleuths scouring digital footprints for clues to track them down. All seven...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 15France prepares for wave of disinformation around presidential electionsHet filmpje dat op sociale media rondging was nep: ongeloofwaardig, van slechte kwaliteit en overduidelijk geknutseld met AI. Toch sloeg Raphaël Glucksmann afgelopen zomer alarm en deed hij aangifte. De centrumlinkse kandidaat voor de Franse presidentsverkiezingen kreeg de twijfelachtige eer dat ook hij doelwit was geworden van een Russische desinformatiecampagne. Hij is niet de eerste, en zeer waarschijnlijk niet de laatste kandidaat die hier in aanloop naar de verkiezingen mee te maken krijgt. Desinformatie uit Rusland maakt deel uit van de hybride oorlog waar de Franse regering de afgelopenNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 15OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking unreleased device files to AppleOpenAI has accused a former employee of leaking unreleased device files to Apple. This concerns a potential intellectual property theft and corporate dispute between major tech companies.Seeking Alpha Tech
CYBEROct 15X suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US midtermsThe social platform says networks targeted US political debate across the spectrum ahead of midterm elections.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBEROct 15OpenAI bugging suspect allegedly booked one-way trip to Saudi ArabiaSaudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan was due to fly to Saudi Arabia on October 12, US prosecutors say in court filing.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBEROct 15Travel scams are increasingly difficult to detect. Here's how to protect yourselfTravel fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated, using artificial intelligence to create fake websites and steal data. Identity theft scams are the most common, affecting travelers before boarding a plane. Experts recommend not rushing to pay for suspicious links.Clarín
CYBEROct 15American states file lawsuit against ChatGPT developer OpenAIAcht Amerikaanse staten spannen een rechtszaak aan tegen technologiebedrijf OpenAI. Onder meer de staten Iowa, Kansas en Arizona beschuldigen het Amerikaanse bedrijf ervan gebruikers te hebben misleid over de veiligheid van de populaire chatbot ChatGPT. Die zou mensen hebben aangezet tot zelfbeschadiging en geweld tegen anderen. Volgens de staten zegt OpenAI dat ChatGPT een veilig hulpmiddel is terwijl dat in werkelijkheid niet zo is en is de chatbot zo ontworpen dat het snel het vertrouwen van gebruikers wint. "OpenAI brengt kinderen in gevaar en liegt tegen inwoners van Iowa", aldus aanklageNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 15AI-armed hackers tear through corporate Japan’s neglected defencesSouth China Morning Post
CYBEROct 14Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged harms to usersKansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said states “are not going to hold our breath” for federal legislation to keep AI companies in check.NBC News
CYBEROct 14How AI is helping criminals launch ransomware attacksMore than 80% of ransomware victims claim cybercriminals used artificial intelligence to carry out attacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Semperis. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News
CYBEROct 14Alleged OpenAI security breach "underscores how big the challenge is" to foil espionage: tech editorU.S. federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer after he allegedly installed a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room. Mashable tech editor Tim Werth joins CBS News to discuss.CBS News
CYBEROct 14Tech workers aligned with North Korea using laptop farms to infiltrate U.S. companies, FBI saysCBS News
CYBEROct 14OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi ArabiaNewly unsealed court filings say Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife and a third family member had booked travel for October 12Financial Times
CYBEROct 14AI now linked to 84% of ransomware attacks, report findsCBS News
CYBERBREAKINGOct 14Ivanti ICS Zero-Day Attacks Highlight Vendor Patching HurdlesDark Reading
CYBEROct 14Yam Store: The Phishing Network Behind a Billion MessagesDark Reading