Researchers Warn of Privilege Escalation Risks in Google’s Vertex AI ML Platform

Researchers Warn of Privilege Escalation Risks in Google’s Vertex AI ML Platform

Nov 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in Google’s Vertex machine learning (ML) platform that, if successfully exploited, could allow malicious actors… Article Source https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/researchers-warn-of-privilege.html

Google and Meta could face defamation risks over AI-generated responses, Australian experts warn

Google and Meta could face defamation risks over AI-generated responses, Australian experts warn

Meta and Google using user comments or reviews as part of generative AI responses to queries on restaurants or to summarise sentiment could introduce new defamation risks, experts have warned. In Australia, when a user makes an allegedly… Article Source https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/04/google-meta-efamation-ai-generated-responses-australia

New Google Messages Safety Features Will Blur Nudity, Warn About Scams

New Google Messages Safety Features Will Blur Nudity, Warn About Scams

If you’re like me, you’ve seen a definite uptick in spam and scam texts lately. (All of mine call me “Michael,” are in garbled English, and promise me unasked-for loans of huge amounts of money.) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and on… Article Source https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/new-google-messages-safety-features-blur-nudity-warn-about-scams/

Hackers Avoid Google Chrome Security Features In New Attack, Researchers Warn

Hackers Avoid Google Chrome Security Features In New Attack, Researchers Warn

Researchers uncover new ClickFix attacks that can bypass Google Chrome security Getty Images Hackers are becoming more crafty and sophisticated to avoid getting caught by the security protections Google puts in place across its products and… Article Source https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/10/17/hackers-avoid-google-chrome-security-features-in-new-attack-researchers-warn/

Security Experts Warn Gmail Users of More Sophisticated AI Hacks

Security Experts Warn Gmail Users of More Sophisticated AI Hacks

Security experts are warning that AI-driven phishing attempts and scams targeting Gmail accounts are getting harder to detect and much more sophisticated. The attempts can include fake notifications from real Google addresses, convincing phone… Article Source https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/security-experts-warn-gmail-users-of-more-sophisticated-ai-hacks/

Philly-area women warn of Google Street View sextortion scam

Philly-area women warn of Google Street View sextortion scam

Women in the Philadelphia area are warning others about emails from scammers claiming to have compromising photos of them and threatening to extort them while showing photos of homes they used to live in.   Kierra Howell told… Article Source https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/consumer/philly-area-women-warn-of-google-street-view-sextortion-scam/3996292/

Cybersecurity experts warn of ‘Clever’ scam targeting Google Chrome users – Learn how to protect yourself

Cybersecurity experts warn of ‘Clever’ scam targeting Google Chrome users – Learn how to protect yourself

Cybersecurity experts at Proofpoint have issued a warning about a new scam targeting Google Chrome users. The scam involves receiving pop-up notifications claiming that an error has occurred while trying to open a document or web page. The pop-up prompts users to copy and paste text into a PowerShell terminal or Windows’ Run dialog box. … Read more

VMware is laying off 577 workers in Austin, WARN notice says

VMware is laying off 577 workers in Austin, WARN notice says

Cloud computing company VMware Inc. has announced plans to lay off hundreds of employees in Austin. The layoffs of 577 workers will occur at the company’s office at 6500 River Place Blvd., according to a WARN letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission. A WARN letter, which stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, … Read more