This week on βUncanny Valley,β Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached βcriticalβ cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.
Security researchers found that in less than 60 seconds, they could open aΒ hatch on a planeβs exterior, plug in a tiny device, and redirect the aircraftβs autopilot or sabotage its flight plan.
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participantsβ device.
Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. Itβs just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets.