Category: Blog
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IMF Targeted by Cyberattack, Highlighting Rise in Identity Theft
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently disclosed a cyberattack targeting their email systems. While the investigation is ongoing, it’s confirmed that eleven email accounts were compromised [*]. The IMF is expected to share more intimate details about the compromise through the UN DTN (Digital Technology Network). Criminals increasingly target email accounts to steal sensitive information…
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Modern Threat Landscape: Weaponizing Trust
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Traditionally, cybercriminals relied on building their infrastructure to host and distribute malware. However, the landscape has shifted. Cloud platforms, like Facebook, offer a readily available and seemingly legitimate platform for attackers. With Generative AI capturing widespread interest, cybercriminals exploit this fascination to distribute malware through trusted platforms like Facebook. Imagine a Facebook page filled with…
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Vanishing Knowledge: Academia’s Looming Crisis
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A startling new study reveals that over 2 million scholarly articles – more than a quarter of papers published online – are missing from major digital archives and in danger of becoming permanently inaccessible [*]. The analysis examined over 7 million research publications with digital object identifiers (DOIs), unique codes meant to ensure these works…
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New Research Demonstrates Automated Jailbreaking of Large Language Model Chatbots
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While LLMs promise helpful conversation, they may have hidden vulnerabilities that can be exploited. For example, manipulating the prompts could lead them to reveal sensitive information or say unethical, inappropriate, or harmful things against their usage policies. This is called a jailbreak attack, essentially an attempt to bypass the model’s security measures and gain unauthorized…