OpenAI adds stronger security features for users at high-risk of hacks.
… Link: Introducing Advanced Account Security | https://openai.com/index/advanced-account-security/ | OpenAI
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OpenAI responds to Axios HTTP hack by updating security certificates.
When hackers got access to an account belonging to the maintainer of Axios, they inserted a script that granted remote access to users’ Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. This malicious version potentially…
Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data
… The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack before Canvas was briefly taken offline. …
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
… The report also mentions AI as a target for attackers, saying “GTIG has observed adversaries increasingly target the integrated components that grant AI systems their utility, such as autonomous skills and third-party data connectors.” Google’s report also details how hackers are using “persona-dri… …
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
… Gergely Orosz, the creator of The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter, writes on X that Instagram’s trust and safety team was “absolutely gutted” over the last several weeks due to layoffs and reassignments to tasks like AI labeling. “Apparently this was not a sophisticated hack,” Orosz writes. “But engi…
Cybersecurity
… A disclosure spotted by TechCrunch says the incident prompted the toymaker to activate “its security response protocols.” Hasbro says it’s currently working to determine the impact of the breach, but it will continue to “take orders, ship product and conduct other key operations.” Hasbro says it wa… …
Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked
… Vercel confirmed in a post on X that a “security incident” had occurred, and that it impacted a “limited subset” of its customers. …
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
… You should think of bad security like missing safety features on a power tool, he suggests: “This is a lot more like a chainsaw without a handguard, without a brake, with a loose chain that’s ready to take your leg off at a moment’s notice.” But even Petach seems slightly taken aback at Yarbo’s sec… …
Mozilla is sharing more details about some of the 271 Firefox bugs identified by Claude Mythos Preview.
Mozilla: Ordinarily we keep detailed bug reports private for several months after shipping fixes and issuing security advisories, largely as a precaution to protect any users who, for whatever reason, were slow to update to the latest version of Firefox. …
A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
… I wish I could say I’ve described every facepalm-worthy thing Azdoufal discovered about Meari’s practices, but you can find more in his full security writeup. …