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European Privacy Regulators Form Task Force to Address ChatGPT Privacy Concerns
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the establishment of a dedicated task force to address growing privacy concerns related to ChatGPT, the world’s most famous chatbot. The decision came during a meeting of the EDPB, a body comprising European data Demystifying GDPR: Understanding Its Impact and the Imperative for Organizational Complianceprotection authorities responsible for…
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Data Security Incident at Health Benefits Vendor Brightline Affects Stanford Community
Stanford University has issued a notice to inform its community about a recent data security incident experienced by health benefits vendor Brightline. Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral and mental health services, experienced a data breach that impacted portions of the Stanford community, specifically those covered by Stanford’s group health plans. These plans include Stanford…
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Brightline Informs Impacted Individuals of Data Security Incident
Brightline, a startup pediatric behavioral health provider, has issued a notice regarding a data security incident involving its third-party vendor, Fortra. The incident has affected a limited amount of protected health information of individuals associated with certain entities referred to as “Covered Entities.” The notice aims to inform impacted individuals about the nature of the…
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Amazon CodeWhisperer, a Real-Time AI Coding Companion, Available for Free to Individuals
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon CodeWhisperer, a real-time AI coding companion, along with the introduction of a free CodeWhisperer Individual tier for all developers. Originally launched in preview last year, CodeWhisperer aims to keep developers focused and productive by assisting them in writing code quickly and securely, without the…
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Google Introduces New Measures to Enhance Security and Support Vulnerability Researchers
Google Introduces New Measures to Enhance Security and Support Vulnerability Researchers In a bid to improve security and reduce the risk of vulnerabilities, Google has announced new initiatives designed to protect researchers and elevate the cybersecurity industry as a whole. These initiatives were revealed in a blog post published on Google’s official blog on April…
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Microsoft Addresses Zero-Day Vulnerability in April 2023 Patch Tuesday
April 11, 2023 — Microsoft has released its April 2023 Patch Tuesday security updates, addressing a total of 97 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), including a high-severity zero-day vulnerability and a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM). This patch addressed a zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-28252, is an elevation of…
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Apple Issues Urgent Update to Fix Actively Exploited iOS Zero-Days
Cupertino, California – Apple has urgently released a major security update to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that were already being exploited in the wild. The company announced the rollout of the iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 updates, which include fixes for software flaws that could have exposed iPhone and iPad users to arbitrary code execution…
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OpenAI Enhances Commitment to AI Safety: A Comprehensive Overview of Their Policy and Approach
The organization behind the popular language model ChatGPT, OpenAI, has made a public statement reinforcing its commitment to AI safety. This comes in the wake of heightened public concerns and the recent decision by Italian authorities to ban the use of ChatGPT within the country. OpenAI has outlined its approach to buiIding increasingly safe AI…
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Researcher Crafts Stealthy Zero-Day Malware with ChatGPT’s Help
In a groundbreaking experiment that has raised concerns in the cybersecurity community, Forcepoint researcher Aaron Mulgrew demonstrated how he built a sophisticated zero-day exploit using only prompts from ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model developedd by OpenAI. ChatGPT is capable of generating human-like text and code and is often used for various natural language processing…
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Uber Driver Information Stolen in Data Breach at Law Firm Genova Burns
Ride-hailing giant Uber has suffered a data breach, with hackers accessing the personal information of its drivers, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers. The breach was discovered by law firm Genova Burns, which is representing the drivers in a class-action lawsuit against Uber. The firm’s systems were breached, and the hackers stole a vast…
