New Linux Rootkit
April 25 2025The company has released a working rootkit called “Curing” that uses io_uring, a feature built into the Linux kernel, to stealthily perform malicious activities without being caught by...
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Regulating AI Behavior with a Hypervisor
April 24 2025Interesting research: “Guillotine: Hypervisors for Isolating Malicious AIs.”
Abstract:As AI models become more embedded in critical sectors like finance, healthcare, and the military, their inscrutable behavior poses ever-greater risks...
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Android Improves Its Security
April 23 2025Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting idle for three days. iPhones have had this feature for a while; it’s nice to see Google add it to their...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Live Colossal Squid Filmed
April 19 2025A live colossal squid was filmed for the first time in the ocean. It’s only a juvenile: a foot long. As usual, you can also use this squid post to...
Read moreAge Verification Using Facial Scans
April 18 2025Discord is testing the feature:
“We’re currently running tests in select regions to age-gate access to certain spaces or user settings,” a spokesperson for Discord said in a...
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CVE Program Almost Unfunded
April 16 2025Mitre’s CVE’s program—which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities—was about to be cancelled, as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the...
Read moreSlopsquatting
April 16 2025As AI coding assistants invent nonexistent software libraries to download and use, enterprising attackers create and upload libraries with those names—laced with malware, of course. EDITED TO ADD (1/22): Research...
Read moreUpcoming Speaking Engagements
April 15 2025This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m giving an online talk on AI and trust for the Weizenbaum Institute on April 24,...
Read moreChina Sort of Admits to Being Behind Volt Typhoon
April 14 2025The Wall Street Journal has the story:
Chinese officials acknowledged in a secret December meeting that Beijing was behind a widespread series of alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, according...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid and Efficient Solar Tech
April 11 2025Researchers are trying to use squid color-changing biochemistry for solar tech. This appears to be new and related research to a 2019 squid post. As usual, you can also use this...
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