Thermal cameras built into smartphones are a super handy tool for the DIYers, engineers… Story on ZDNet
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Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
More ways to defeat any ‘security’ that you believe that you have in place… Story on Ars Technica
ChatGPT’s hallucination just got OpenAI sued. Here’s what happened
Generative AI models, such as ChatGPT , are known to generate mistakes or ‘hallucinations’… Story on ZDNet
I found the ultimate external SSD – and it can even self-destruct
Finally found the perfect external hard drive. This drive combines a robust, rugged design… Story on ZDNet
Want to Keep a Secret? How to Encrypt a Document Stored on Google Drive
If you want to keep your files safe from prying eyes, encryption is your best bet – especially if you are going to store those files in the cloud… Story on PCMag
Open-Source LLMs
In February, Meta released its large language model: LLaMA. Unlike OpenAI and its ChatGPT, Meta didn’t just give the world a chat window… Story on Schneier On Security
Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor
Eclypsium says it found Gigabyte’s hidden firmware mechanism while scouring customers’ computers for firmware-based malicious code… Story on Ars Technica
How ChatGPT can rewrite and improve your existing code
Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring ChatGPT’s ability to create code… Story on ZDNet
Microsoft warns of Volt Typhoon, latest salvo in global cyberwar
Microsoft’s warning on Wednesday that the China-sponsored actor Volt Typhoon attacked U.S. infrastructure… Story on TechRepublic
Chinese state-sponsored attack uses custom router implant to target European governments
Check Point Research released a new report that exposes the activities of a Chinese state-sponsored APT threat actor… Story on TechRepublic