Tag: security

  • Computational Errors in SSH Connections Expose Private Keys

    As one of the most widely deployed protocols for remote access and secure administration, SSH needs little introduction. For the first time, researchers demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic is vulnerable and were able to calculate the private portion of almost 200 unique SSH keys…

  • Researchers Reveal Vulnerabilities in AI System

    The AI threat landscape is rapidly evolving. Natural Language Processing (NLP) enables seamless interaction with AI systems through conversational interfaces. However, as we increasingly rely on AI for productivity, new risks emerge. Recent research from the University of Sheffield has shown that NLP models like ChatGPT can be misused to produce harmful malware code, posing…

  • Privacy-Invasive Inference Capabilities of Large Language Models Uncovered

    LLMs (Large Language Models), like ChatGPT, are like word association champs, using massive data to guess what words come next. Interestingly, according to a recent study, they can also make a decent guess about a wide range of personal attributes from anonymous text, such as race, gender, occupation, and location [1]. The article gives an example where…

  • “Streamjacking” is the Newest Evolution of an Old Threat

    You are very much aware of ways in which physical devices, networks, and platform accounts can be hijacked and exploited for nefarious purposes. The latest addition to the list is “streamjacking,” which refers to the takeover of streaming platform accounts, such as those on YouTube [1]. The classic example of hijacked systems many of you…