Cybersecurity

Study: GPT-4 Agent Can Exploit Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Researchers Keep Prompts Under Wraps Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • April 22, 2024     Researchers said their GPT-4 agent performed exceptionally well at crafting exploits after being fed CVEs. (Image: Shutterstock) Academics at a U.S. university found that if you feed a GPT-4 artificial […]

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Armis Buys Cyber Remediation Startup Silk Security for $150M

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Combination of Armis and Silk Will Create Leader in Asset Management, Remediation Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • April 17, 2024     Nadir Izrael, co-founder and chief technology officer, Armis (Image: Armis) Armis has purchased a security prioritization and remediation vendor led by a Goldman […]

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Hackers Can Use AI Hallucinations to Spread Malware

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development A Fake Software Library Made Up by a ChatBot Was Downloaded More Than 35,000 Times Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • April 5, 2024     Generative artificial intelligence can hallucinate its way into providing an opportunity for hackers. (Image: Shutterstock) Generative artificial intelligence is good […]

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DARPA Picks 7 Small Businesses for AI Cyber Challenge

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Firms Get $1 Million Funding to Develop System to Automatically Fix AI Bugs Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • March 12, 2024     The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded seven small businesses contracts to develop a cyber reasoning system. (Image: Shutterstock) The United States […]

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Report Says Iranian Hackers Targeting Israeli Defense Sector

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Hackers Are Leveraging Israel-Hamas War to Carry Out Attacks, Researcher Tells ISMG Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 27, 2024     Mandiant found suspected Iranian hackers targeting Middle Eastern defense workers. (Image: Shutterstock) Cybersecurity researchers identified a suspected Iranian espionage […]

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Hackers Can Use Gen AI to Manipulate Live Conversations

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Criminals Could Steal Billions, Reroute Airplanes or Modify Live News Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • February 6, 2024     Hackers could insert strategic snippets of artificially generated audio into a live conversation to steal bank account data or create misinformation. (Image: Shutterstock) Hackers can […]