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CYBEROct 9Why has Iraq decided to ban online map service Waze?Iraq plans to ban Waze, citing Israeli origins, and suggests alternatives like Google Maps or local app in development.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBEROct 9OpenAI parts ways with three researchers after probe finds sensitive information breachOpenAI has dismissed three researchers following an investigation that uncovered a sensitive information breach. This event is significant as it highlights internal security challenges and potential risks within leading artificial intelligence organizations.Seeking Alpha Tech
CYBEROct 9FBI Seizes 7 Domains, Disrupts Flax Typhoon Tools Used in Critical Infrastructure IntrusionsThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced the disruption of malicious tools used by a China-linked advanced persistent threat group known as Flax Typhoon. To that end, the agencies seized several domains and blocked access to platforms that were used to scan, and in some cases infiltrate, U.S. critical infrastructure. The list of seizedThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 9BIR warns taxpayers against fake ORUS websiteThe BIR warned taxpayers against orus.ph, a suspicious website imitating its online registration system, and urged users to access ORUS only through its official portal.tribune · philippines
CYBEROct 9Philippines thought Pogos were gone. Corruption and AI still power themTwo years after the Philippines banned its notorious offshore gaming hubs, or Pogos, a recent crackdown on hundreds of foreigners has highlighted a worrying trend of embedded corruption that still enables the sector to thrive. In September, the National Bureau of Investigation raided a call centre-style facility in Makati City, arresting more than 120 Chinese nationals linked to an alleged illegal trading and a “lust scam” that tricked local and foreign victims into sharing explicit videos,...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 9AI ‘deepfakes’ give US political attack ads a new twistFinancial Times
CYBEROct 9How to Change Your Location on Life360 Without “Location Paused” AlertsSharing your location can be useful for keeping family and friends connected, but there are times when having more control over your digital whereabouts matters just as much. Whether you're looking for greater privacy or simply want to manage the location information your device shares, GPS-changing...gizchinacom · china
CYBEROct 9OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaignsNPR News
CYBEROct 9South Korea struggles to curb sexual exploitation sites 10 years after Soranet scandalA decade after the shutdown of Soranet – a sprawling online hub for secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos that became a symbol of South Korea’s digital sex-crime crisis – the country is still struggling to stamp out similar networks and copycat sites that have emerged in its wake. Their prevalence reflects the difficulties of deterring such illegal activities, policing the online space and changing societal attitudes towards women. Last month, a man was detained over an alleged...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 8OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksFrance 24 [en]
CYBEROct 8OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in mediaOpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday — the latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies…The Hill
CYBEROct 8EU cyber and science researchers are testing Chinese AI modelsThe EU's cyber agency ENISA and the Joint Research Centre confirm for the first time that they are testing Chinese open-source AI models.Politico Europe
CYBEROct 8'AgentCorruption' Puts AWS Environments At Risk With Single PromptA now-patched vulnerability in AWS Bedrock AgentCore could have allowed an attacker to use one AI chatbot to take over an organization's entire fleet.Dark Reading
CYBEROct 8Student protest in Argentina: parents denounce that students used paid AI to create fake sexual images of their female classmates and spread themEl caso provocó una concentración frente al colegio de Lomas de Zamora y abrió una investigación judicial contra los adolescentes responsables.El Tiempo
CYBEROct 8Fire rages at Yandex data centre after Ukraine drone attackEuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 8Zelensky: Strike on Yandex data center was a mirror response to Russia's actionsUkrinform [en]
CYBEROct 8Russia has spent a decade trying to stop people from bypassing internet censorship. Now it plans to spend nearly 60 billion rubles over three years on traffic filtering.Russia is preparing a new wave of restrictions on tools used to bypass internet blocks. The budget for the next three years includes a record 60 billion rubles for traffic filtering. The Digital Development Ministry wants to make mobile internet much more expensive for VPN users, and there are plans to put companies’ corporate networks under strict oversight by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Dozens of other restrictions have accumulated in recent years. We looked back at the main ones to show how the state has methodically cut Russians off from the free internet — and where we are on thatMeduza [en]
CYBEROct 8Pro-Russian hacker group NoName targets Italian Foreign Ministry websiteChecks are under way on the websites of Italian embassies and consulates abroad following a suspected similar cyberattack by pro-Russian hackersEuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 8Venezuelan Cartel's Malware Honcho Nabbed for ATM JackpottingDark Reading
CYBEROct 8Exclusive: Anthropic's plan to protect critical infrastructureAnthropic is launching a new cybersecurity initiative designed to bring its most powerful AI models and engineers to companies protecting power grids, water utilities and other critical infrastructure, the company first shared with Axios.Why it matters: Critical infrastructure operators are struggling to secure aging, complex systems as AI threatens to make cyberattacks faster and cheaper to execute.Driving the news: Under its new Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, Anthropic will provide its frontier AI models, on-site engineers and threat research to companies already responsible for seAxios
CYBEROct 8IT Ministry advises social media platforms to take down ‘manipulated’ contentThe advisory expands earlier guidance on rules by the Ministry on AI-generated content; it also advises firms to take on “priority” posts referred by government departmentsThe Hindu
CYBEROct 8ICE tried using Palantir to review voter roll information?ICE is now investigating the people who help Americans register to vote.The Hill
CYBEROct 8FBI Says China-Linked Hackers Ran Portal Giving Third Parties Access to Stolen EmailsThe Hacker News
CYBEROct 8Russian Spies Give 'MatchBoil' Malware a Stealthy FaceliftCyber-espionage actor UAC-0099 has been steadily refining its flagship dropper in campaigns targeting Ukrainian organizations.Dark Reading
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