Nexus sells driver’s license scans on the dark web. OpenAI says its models have reached a “Critical” capability threshold. International law enforcement disrupts a decades-old botnet. AI hallucinations fuel “slop squatting.” Plus, urgent patches for Cleo Harmony and Virtualizor, a Texas healthcare breach, and a Russian national accused of targeting thousands of freelancers with remote-access malware. Maria Varmazis shares the latest space-cyber news. Our guest is Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at Threat Locker, talking about protecting against AI in the workplace. AI threatens the government’s bug supply.
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On today’s Industry Voices we are joined by Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at Threat Locker, talking about protecting against AI in the workplace. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out the full interview here.
Selected Reading
FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses (Krebs on Security)
OpenAI’s Astra Becomes First Model to Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold (SecurityWeek)
Sality botnet infrastructure dismantled in joint global takedown (Bleeping Computer)
Crooks Are Learning to Love AI Hallucinations (IEEE Spectrum)
MSSA Reference Architecture 2.0 (Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA))
Exploit Published for Fresh Cleo Harmony Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)
Malicious Virtualizor Update Served via BGP Hijacking (SecurityWeek)
Nutex Health Says Patient Data Stolen, Hackers Threaten Leak (Infosecurity Magazine)
US charges Russian for infecting 80,000 freelancers with malware (Bleeping Computer)
How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools (TechCrunch)
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