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OpenAI’s misalignment problems seem to only be getting worse, based on yet another trio of reports detailing its models’ troubling and overzealous behaviors. In ad hoc misalignment testing, OpenAI models found creative ways to subversively access restricted information by cheating their way through proxy or firewall settings, getting savvy with internet tools, and even damaging…
CSO Online UK
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Microsoft released a record-shattering 1,407 CVEs to be plugged today on October Patch Tuesday, breaking the 2020 record of 1,261. The list was so long that its release was several hours later than the usual 1 p.m. Eastern drop time, somewhat frustrating admins. The bugs include three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which has been exploited.…
CSO Online UK
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday drop breaks yet another record, with over 1,400 flaws listed.
Computer Weekly
Anthropic took more than two months to alert cops…
The Register
Self-replicating AI botnets could become feasible on IoT hardware within months, claims the Claude maker, if smaller models get smarter…
The Register
TFG London detected a cybersecurity incident that impacted IT systems used by the Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles premium fashion brands.
BleepingComputer
Almost 30 suspected scammers have been arrested and 3.7 million online profiles and accounts removed as part of a National Crime Agency-hosted crackdown against fraud perpetrated from across Africa.
National Crime Agency
UK
Court of Appeal to decide whether Investigatory Powers Tribunal has powers to award compensation for legal costs to victims of unlawful surveillance…
Computer Weekly
Two people who worked at financial advice firms have pleaded guilty to fraud after 4 clients lost £2m. Kerry Nelson, the director of Nexus Independent Financial Advisers Limited and Nexus Investment Managers Limited, and Jacqueline Stephens, the firms’ business operations manager, admitted all charges brought by the FCA at Portsmouth Crown Court.They admitted defrauding clients…
Financial Conduct Authority
UpGuard provides another entry for our “No need to hack when it’s leaking” files. This time, it’s Liberating Research. On August 31, Greg Pollock from UpGuard contacted DataBreaches.net to report a data leak they discovered containing sensitive medical information on almost 100,000 people. By agreement, we both delayed publication to give the responsible firm time……
DataBreaches.net
UK
The South African retail giant The Foschini Group (TFG) disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted IT systems at three of its British fashion brands, leaving some services unavailable.
The Record
Almost 30 arrests and four million online profiles were removed in an NCA-hosted operation targeting fraudsters in Ghana and Nigeria.
Computer Weekly