A Single Cloud Compromise Can Feed an Army of AI Sex Bots

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:05:52 +0000

Organizations that get relieved of credentials to their cloud environments can quickly find themselves part of a disturbing new trend: Cybercriminals using stolen cloud credentials to operate and resell sexualized AI-powered chat services. Researchers say these illicit chat bots, which use custom jailbreaks to bypass content filtering, often veer into darker role-playing scenarios, including child sexual exploitation and rape.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more.

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Political Manipulation with Massive AI Model-driven Misinformation and Microtargeting

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:00:49 +0000

In today’s digitally connected world, political messaging and misinformation are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Political campaigns and misinformation efforts, particularly those that are well-funded, have significant societal impacts. These campaigns have historically exploited political and ideological views to resonate with people, convince them to act, or even lure them into scams. Generative AI technologies such as […]

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