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A new report out today from software-as-a-service security management company AppOmni Inc. is warning of an issue in Oracle NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform that could allow attackers to access sensitive data thanks to misconfigured access controls on custom record types. NetSuite, owned by Oracle …
Russian state-sponsored phishing campaign targets Western NGOs and diplomats
A Russian state-sponsored spear phishing campaign has been found to be targeting Western and Russian civil society targets, including nongovernmental organizations, independent media and at least one former U.S. ambassador. The campaign, detailed Wednesday by Citizen Lab and dubbed “River of Phish,” engaged …
Google to remove potentially risky app from Pixel devices following security report
Google LLC has committed to removing a dubious application found on some or all Pixel phones following a report about it representing a serious security vulnerability, be it that the severity of the vulnerability is in dispute. A report released today by …
New report identifies critical vulnerabilities found in open-source tools used in AI
A new report released today by Protect AI Inc. has detailed a range of new vulnerabilities found in artificial intelligence systems as the AI market and the tools therein continue to expand and grow at a rapid pace. The vulnerabilities were found …
TigerEye releases open-source DuckDB.dart to simplify data-intensive application development
TigerEye Labs Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered planning and revenue management platform company, today announced the open-source release of DuckDB.dart, a tool that helps developers build and run data-intensive applications more easily and efficiently. DuckDB.dart is a native Dart application programming interface for …
Mimecast acquires Aware to enhance security and compliance in workplace collaboration tools
Email security provider Mimecast Ltd. announced today that it has acquired artificial intelligence collaboration security platform startup Aware for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2017 as Nullable Inc., Aware offers a purpose-built platform and targeted AI models that identify risk in unstructured data found in …
FTC cracks down on fake reviews and influencer misconduct with new rule
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today announced a final rule that will ban marketers from using fake reviews, including those generated with artificial intelligence and other deceptive marketing methods such as paying for bots to inflate follower counts. The rule allows the …
Apple reportedly moving forward with iPad-like home device with robotic arm
Apple Inc. is reported moving forward with plans to develop a tabletop home device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic arm. The report from Bloomberg’s usually very accurate Apple analyst Mark Gurman cites people familiar with the matter saying the …
New report finds companies in US and UK plan to boost spending on AI
A new report out today from cloud solutions and technology provider Searce Technologies Inc. has found that large companies in the U.S. and the U.K. are making significant investments in artificial intelligence, including that nearly one in 10 companies plan to spend more …
Judge rules artists’ copyright claims against AI companies can proceed
A U.S. District Court judge has given permission to a group of artists to pursue claims against several generative artificial intelligence image- and video-making companies that alleges their services infringe on their copyrights. The case was brought by three artists against Stability AI …