In episode 39 of the AI Fix, our hosts watch a drone and a robot dog shoot fireworks at each other, xAI launches Grok 3, Mark explains that AIs can design genomes now, a robot starts a punch up, Zuck becomes a mind reader, an AI cracks a ten-year science question in two days, and an anatomically accurate synthetic human recreates a terrifying scene from The Long Good Friday.
Graham learns that it always pays to be polite before running over 15 people with a train, and Mark discovers why AIs value some lives more than others, particularly their own.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of "The AI Fix" podcast by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.
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A serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Learn more about him, and how he became a geopolitical pawn between the US, France, and Russia. Plus! Hear how concert-goers are being warned about a swathe of scams hitting stadiums and arenas around the world.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with Cliff Crosland of Scanner.dev.
In episode 38 of "The AI Fix", our hosts discover a robot they actually like, Sam Altman teases GPT-5 and trolls Elon Musk, a robot dog grows arms, an AI compliments Graham, Mark worries about "gradual disempowerment", an octopus pretends to be a glove, and a listener reveals an entirely new reason to worry about AI.
Graham's plan to make his fortune is scuppered by an AI with opinions on time travel, and Mark investigates an intriguing question about a six-fingered glove.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of "The AI Fix" podcast by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.
Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. The Russian group, known as Storm-2372, has targeted government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as firms working in IT, defence, telecoms, health, and the energy sector. What makes the campaign particularly notable is the way that it attempts to lure unsuspecting victims through the use of device codes from WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams. As explained on the...
Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov are alleged to have extorted over US $16 million in ransom payments using the Phobos ransomware, impacting over 1000 organisations in the United States.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The US Coast Guard has been urged to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), which includes ports, waterways, and vessels essential for transporting over $5.4 trillion worth of goods annually.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
The US Coast Guard has been urged to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), which includes ports, waterways, and vessels essential for transporting over $5.4 trillion worth of goods annually. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned in a report published this week that America's maritime transportation system lacks a proper cybersecurity strategy to protect itself, and does not have reliable access to data related to vulnerabilities and past attacks. The GAO says that it found the MTS faced "significant and increasing cybersecurity...
Christian Marie Chapman, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, helped generate over US $17 million for North Korea after over 300 US companies unwittingly hired staff believing them to be US citizens.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.