It’s a bad one , and it’s been in the code for a decade: A newly disclosed flaw involving OpenSSH and musl, dubbed “*sshole,” allows attackers to log in…
Tag: Schneier on Security
Three People Arrested for AI-Enhanced Impersonation Fraud
It’s hard to believe how lucrative this crime can be: According to a press release from the United States attorney’s office for the southern district of…
Another Way Police Are Locating People from Their Smartphones
Penlink’s Webloc is an application that locates people using information from the weather, gaming, email, and religious apps on their phone. It’s sold to…
New OpenSSH Vulnerability
It’s a bad one , and it’s been in the code for a decade: A newly disclosed flaw involving OpenSSH and musl, dubbed “*sshole,” allows attackers to log in…
Three People Arrested for AI-Enhanced Impersonation Fraud
It’s hard to believe how lucrative this crime can be: According to a press release from the United States attorney’s office for the southern district of…
AI Security
Two weeks ago, I attended the [un]prompted AI security conference in San Francisco. It was an excellent event: three days of very dense talks about all…
New OpenSSH Vulnerability
It’s a bad one , and it’s been in the code for a decade: A newly disclosed flaw involving OpenSSH and musl, dubbed “*sshole,” allows attackers to log in…
AI Security
Two weeks ago, I attended the [un]prompted AI security conference in San Francisco. It was an excellent event: three days of very dense talks about all…
Friday Squid Blogging: New Jurassic Squid Predecessors
News story: “ Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic ‘squid’ unlike anything ever seen .” Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever…
Pinpointing Location of Videos from Background Airplane Sounds
This is fascinating : The video describes a technique that can reveal where an otherwise unidentifiable recording was made by analyzing its audio for the…
AIs Hacking the Law
In both a 2021 essay and my 2022 book, A Hacker’s Mind , I talk about AIs finding vulnerabilities and exploits—hacking—the legal system. Here’s some…
AI Vulnerability Finding
A comment : 3% of ‘critical’ software security bugs, in all of recorded history, have been found in the last month. This is on pace to find another…
AIs Hacking the Law
In both a 2021 essay and my 2022 book, A Hacker’s Mind , I talk about AIs finding vulnerabilities and exploits—hacking—the legal system. Here’s some…
AI Vulnerability Finding
A comment : 3% of ‘critical’ software security bugs, in all of recorded history, have been found in the last month. This is on pace to find another…
Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast
Neat video : The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in…
Bloatware in Aftermarket Auto Parts
This story is interesting: One Civic owner purchased a cheap aftermarket head unit off Amazon, and decided to have Claude work its magic on it, like it…
Studying Fraudulent North Korean IT Workers
Researchers set up a fake start-up company to study fraudulent North Korean IT workers.
Hiding Capabilities in AI Models
Interesting research: “ AI Models Can Provably Hide Arbitrary Capabilities ” Abstract: Capability evaluations aim to surface dangerous model behaviors…
Studying Fraudulent North Korean IT Workers
Researchers set up a fake start-up company to study fraudulent North Korean IT workers.
Hiding Capabilities in AI Models
Interesting research: “ AI Models Can Provably Hide Arbitrary Capabilities ” Abstract: Capability evaluations aim to surface dangerous model behaviors…