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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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This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:39:09 +0000

Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. While it’s unlikely that many programmers fell for this scam, it’s notable because less targeted versions of it are likely to be far more successful against the average Windows user.

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