Today's Hacked!

• Idaho National Laboratory faces a major data breach affecting employee information like addresses, Social Security numbers, and bank details.
• Federal law enforcement joins the investigation as INL takes immediate action to secure HR server data.
• Independent verification confirms leaked employee data's authenticity, impacting local workers.
• politically motivated hacking group claims responsibility for the breach, accessing names, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, and employment details.
• working on communicating next steps to affected employees.
• reported on eastidahonews.com

Russian Spy Firm Uses ChatGPT for Online Surveillance: Forbes Report Raises Concerns

• reported on firstpost.com
• Russian spy company repurposed ChatGPT for online spying and sentiment analysis.
• Social Links, previously banned by Meta, used ChatGPT to monitor sentiments via social media data.
• Social Links showcased ChatGPT's text analysis at a Paris conference, using it to analyze discussions about a Spanish controversy.
• Advocates worry about AI-driven surveillance’s impact on free speech and potential law enforcement misuse.
• Chatbots like ChatGPT have a history of inaccuracies, raising concerns about reliance on biased data from platforms like Reddit and 4chan.
• opaque nature of AI training data and biases raise ethical questions about individual privacy and freedom.

Protect Your WhatsApp Account: Essential Steps to Prevent Scams and Unauthorized Access

• reported on Yahoo news

• Criminals gain control of WhatsApp accounts in group settings.
• They pose as group members and build trust, often through audio calls.
• Request for a six-digit code, posing it as an entry code for a group call.
• The code is actually a 2-Step Verification code, allowing access to the victim's account.
• Once accessed, scammers ask for money from contacts.

Preventative

• Treat these like keys to your accounts; avoid sharing them.
• Adds an extra layer of security to your WhatsApp account.
• Ensure settings don’t share personal data with unknown numbers.
• Use WhatsApp’s features to report spam and block suspicious contacts.
• Report any scams to Action Fraud and the local police.

Kronos Research Hacked