Cat Zakrzewski reports: The Federal Trade Commission has opened an expansive investigation into OpenAI, probing whether the maker of the popular ChatGPT bot has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal reputations and data at risk. The agency this week sent the San Francisco company a 20-page demand for records about how it…
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The criminal use of ChatGPT – a cautionary tale about large language models
From Europol: In response to the growing public attention given to ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab organised a number of workshops with subject matter experts from across Europol to explore how criminals can abuse large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, as well as how it may assist investigators in their daily work. Their insights…
HHS issues two warnings: one about Royal & BlackCat Ransomware, and one about AI’s potential use in malware
HHS issued two reports or advisories this past week. The first was a 67-page report on Royal & BlackCat Ransomware and the threat that they pose to the healthcare sector. The second publication was an HC3 Analyst Note, Artificial Intelligence and Its Current Potential to Aid in Malware Development. Related to this issue, see Russian…
Newport buys AI cyber protection
Kenneth Lipp reports: Newport City Council voted last week to approve a contract for software that uses “artificial intelligence” to detect malicious network activity, bidding to avoid having its data and network seized in ransomware attacks, as have other municipalities in Oregon. Read more at Newport News Times. See what you think about this one.