Tag: social media
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Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…
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The Register: ‘Consent’ LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/consent_linkedin_dopc_fine/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Consent’ LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland Feedly Summary: Microsoft-owned social media for suits site gets €310M fine, told to get compliant When LinkedIn asked its European users for their personal data, it did not receive “informed" nor "freely given" consent for the…
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The Register: Putin’s pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/russia_china_iran_election_disinfo/ Source: The Register Title: Putin’s pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos Feedly Summary: Plus: Iran’s IRGC probes election-related websites in swing states Russian, Iranian, and Chinese trolls are all ramping up their US election disinformation efforts ahead of November 5, but – aside from undermining faith in the democratic process and confidence…
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CSA: The CSA Triangle Chapter: 2023-2024 Highlights
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/10/24/the-csa-triangle-chapter-s-year-of-growth-and-collaboration-2023-2024-highlights Source: CSA Title: The CSA Triangle Chapter: 2023-2024 Highlights Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Triangle Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has made substantial contributions to cloud security education, academic partnerships, and community engagement over the past year. Led by Shankar Chebrolu, the chapter has implemented initiatives…
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Wired: Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-zachxbt-243-million-crypto-theft/ Source: Wired Title: Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts Feedly Summary: He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Initial explorations of Anthropic’s new Computer Use capability
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/22/computer-use/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Initial explorations of Anthropic’s new Computer Use capability Feedly Summary: Two big announcements from Anthropic today: a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model and a new API mode that they are calling computer use. (They also pre-announced Haiku 3.5, but that’s not available yet so I’m ignoring it…
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Hacker News: Robot vacuum cleaners hacked to spy on, insult owners
Source URL: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/10/robot-vacuum-cleaners-hacked-to-spy-on-insult-owners Source: Hacker News Title: Robot vacuum cleaners hacked to spy on, insult owners Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security breach involving Ecovacs Deebot X2 robot vacuum cleaners, which were hacked to emit obscenities via their onboard speakers. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in IoT…
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Hacker News: ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/bytedance-intern-fired-for-planting-malicious-code-in-ai-models/ Source: Hacker News Title: ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving a ByteDance intern who allegedly sabotaged AI model training has sparked significant social media speculation. ByteDance’s clarification emphasizes that while the intern was terminated for serious…
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Hacker News: X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI
Source URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/x-third-parties-user-data-1.7356152 Source: Hacker News Title: X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant change in the data-sharing policy of Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), allowing the platform to share user data…
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The Register: X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users’ data
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/x_train_data/ Source: The Register Title: X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users’ data Feedly Summary: Another raft of reasons to ponder your social media presence Elon Musk’s social media mouthpiece X (formerly known as Twitter) has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to direct…