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12,000 API keys and passwords were found in a popular AI training dataset – experts say the issue is down to poor identity management
The discovery of almost 12,000 valid secrets in the archive of a popular AI training dataset is the result of the industry’s inability to keep up with the complexities of identity management, experts have told ITPro. Researchers at Truffle Security found nearly 12,000 ‘live’ API keys and passwords when analysing the Common Crawl archive used to train open source LLMs…
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‘It’s your worst nightmare’: A batch of €5 hard drives found at a flea market held 15GB of Dutch medical records – and experts warn it could’ve caused a disastrous data breach
A Dutch IT company has demonstrated exactly how not to handle data protection after a number of hard drives containing sensitive medical data were found for sale at a Belgian flea market. First reported in Dutch broadcaster Omroep Brabant, 62-year-old Robert Polet from Breda found the hard drives on sale for roughly €5 each in a flea market after taking…
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Can you really sleep better with Bryan Johnson’s advice? Here’s what the experts say
We all know that sleep is integral for our overall wellbeing and health. But how far should we go to achieve the perfect night’s sleep? Biohacker and man behind the documentary, ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever,’ Bryan Johnson has shared his ‘extreme’ sleep hacks, garnering attention on social media. While investing in the best mattress for…
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2 Kids Toothpastes Experts Love—and Why
Try one of our top picks from our review above. You can also shop better by following our tips below. And note that there’s no need to stick to toothpaste specifically labeled for kids, Price says. Children can use adult toothpaste as long as it contains fluoride and doesn’t address oral health concerns beyond cavity prevention, such as gum disease…
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What to wear for hot yoga, according to experts
If you’ve ever felt a little puzzled by the idea of “hot yoga”, you’re not alone. After all, it’s not often you do “room temperature squats” or “chilly cycling”, but yoga has its reasons for being, well, hot. The increase in temperature has a whole host of benefits, including increased flexibility and greater energy burn, but it can also make…
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DeepSeek R1 has taken the world by storm, but security experts claim it has ‘critical safety flaws’ that you need to know about
DeepSeek R1, the new frontier reasoning model that shook up the AI industry, is vulnerable to a wide range of jailbreaking techniques, according to new research. A new report from Cisco warns that although DeepSeek’s R1 frontier reasoning model has been able to compete with state-of-the-art models from OpenAI or Anthropic, it has been found to have “critical safety flaws”.…
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Update Exchange Server or move to the cloud, say experts – Computerworld
In the alert, the company urged admins to take action, saying, “If your servers are so much out of date [pre-March 2023], please update your servers ASAP to secure your email workload and re-enable your Exchange server to check for EEMS rules.” The Microsoft blog is “alarming,” said Andrew Grotto, a research scholar at Stanford University’s Centre of International Security and…
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UK cyber experts on red alert after Salt Typhoon attacks on US telcos
Cyber experts have warned UK telecommunications firms and the wider industry must be ready for a barrage of cyber attacks as the Salt Typhoon hacker group claims yet more victims in the US. Three further companies based in the US, Charter Communications, Consolidate Communications, and Windstream, have been added to the list of telecoms organizations compromised by the Chinese state-affiliated…
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US eyes ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ to lock down IoT frailties, but experts worry it doesn’t go far enough
The White House has launched a new cybersecurity label for internet-connected devices in a bid to help end-users quickly assess the security credentials of IoT systems. The program will mean smart devices sold in the US can be given the ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ to indicate vendors have implemented essential security measures when developing their products. “The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark…
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Millions of email users at risk — passwords could be exposed to hackers, experts warn
New research from security experts has revealed over 3 million mail servers are still using an aging protocol without encryption enabled, leaving millions of usernames and passwords vulnerable to hackers. This week the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit security organization, pushed out an alert on X and that it found 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP servers are operating without transport layer…
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