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Cyber Security Archive

Archives for May 2024

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
The Internet Archive is being DDoS’d.

A blog post says the attack has gone on intermittently for three days, making access to the archives inconsistent. However, founder Brewster Kahle says patrons should worry more about lawsuits from book publishers and the recording industry that “are trying to destroy this library entirely and hobble all libraries everywhere.”

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Ready for GPT-5?

OpenAI says that training of its latest frontier model “has recently begun” — something that’s been rumored for a while — on the path to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Altman and Co have also formed a new Safety and Security Committee to help guide critical decisions for OpenAI projects. This follows the resignation of a key OpenAI researcher over concerns that safety had taken ‘a backseat to shiny products.’

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Christie’s auction house under ransom threat.

RansomHub is claiming responsibility for an attack earlier this month that forced Christie’s to take its website offline for over a week, according to the New York Times. Hackers are now threatening to release details on the auction house’s wealthy clients in the next few days if it doesn’t comply with demands. A sample has already been released.