Bruse Schneier has an excellent article on how large language model AIs are being maliciously manipulated because of an old-style vulnerability being exploited. AT&T was probably the first organisation hit by such an attack that exploits systems that use the same channel for both data and commands. Back in the …
Email problems in the Channel Islands
Guernsey’s Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan has published a report showing that the leaking of personal data on the island has risen. More than 1,000 people affected by data breaches – BBC The Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) says over 1500 people have been impacted. The reported stated …
Something extra for the weekend.
“Beacuase It’s Friday” has been published for this week – Because It’s Friday – Electronic Mail | Smart Thinking Solutions – but as I was reading the cyber security news this morning this page came up on my BBC News feed. A BBC Newsround report from 1992 about the Michelangelo …
A lesson in Ransomware for grown ups
I will repeat my warning again this video contains some adult content and humour so do not watch it if you are easily offended. For the rest of us, this video by John Oliver on his Last Week Tonight show is a great explanation about ransomware – if you have …
Privacy Badger
Let’s start the Spring run of the “Wednesday Bit” with a positive story. A story in which, if you choose to participate, your online privacy will get that much better. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy Badger I have written about Privacy Badger before, as part of a previous “Wednesday …
