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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/equinox_patients_employees_data/ Source: The Register Title: Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft Feedly Summary: Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed Equinox, a New York State health and human services organization, has begun notifying over 21 thousand clients and staff that cyber criminals stole their health, financial,…

Hacker News: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister

Nov 20, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister Source: Hacker News Title: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving the sabotage of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea has raised significant concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in Europe. The implications…

The Register: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/china_brazenbamboo_fortinet_0day/ Source: The Register Title: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer Feedly Summary: No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Chinese government-linked snoops are exploiting a zero-day bug in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client to steal credentials and other information, according to memory forensics outfit Volexity.… AI…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Notes from Bing Chat—Our First Encounter With Manipulative AI

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/19/notes-from-bing-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Notes from Bing Chat—Our First Encounter With Manipulative AI Feedly Summary: A participated in an Ars Live conversation with Benj Edwards of Ars Technica today, talking about that wild period of LLM history last year when Microsoft launched Bing Chat and it instantly started misbehaving, gaslighting and…

The Register: Microsoft 365 Copilot trips over angle brackets, frustrating coders

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_365_copilot_symbol/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft 365 Copilot trips over angle brackets, frustrating coders Feedly Summary: Chatbot seems to choke when fed tricky less-than character Microsoft 365 Copilot appears to have developed an allergy to the less-than typographical symbol, which is preventing users from pasting HTML markup and programming code into the text…

Slashdot: Microsoft Rolls Out Recovery Tools After CrowdStrike Incident

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/19/180210/microsoft-rolls-out-recovery-tools-after-crowdstrike-incident?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Rolls Out Recovery Tools After CrowdStrike Incident Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is implementing significant changes to its Windows security architecture to enhance system resilience and response capabilities. Key features include a remote recovery initiative for unbootable systems and stricter guidelines for third-party security…

Slashdot: The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/19/1648219/the-us-patent-and-trademark-office-banned-staff-from-using-generative-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has imposed a ban on the use of generative artificial intelligence due to security concerns and risks associated with bias and unpredictability.…

The Register: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/us_drinking_water_systems_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem Feedly Summary: More than 100 million rely on systems rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG Nearly a third of US residents are served by drinking water systems with cybersecurity shortcomings, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General found…

Slashdot: Indian News Agency Sues OpenAI Alleging Copyright Infringement

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