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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a potential data breach after a prominent hacker, known as “IntelBroker,” alleged they had stolen sensitive information from the company. IntelBroker, a hacker with a history of targeting major tech firms like AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, claimed responsibility for the breach in a January 16 post on a cybercrime forum. The hacker asserted that the stolen data includes HPE product source code, private GitHub repositories, and access credentials for various services, such as APIs and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and WePay. Additionally, IntelBroker alleged they obtained personally identifiable information (PII) tied to past HPE…

A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reveals that an increasing number of teenagers are turning to ChatGPT, the AI chatbot created by OpenAI, for schoolwork. However, the findings also raise concerns about whether students fully understand the limitations of the technology. The survey, which polled approximately 1,400 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17, found that 26% have used ChatGPT for homework or school assignments—double the percentage from two years ago. When asked about acceptable uses of the AI tool, 54% said it was fine for researching new topics, 29% approved of its use for solving math problems, and…

Recently revealed deposition excerpts show Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, referencing YouTube’s handling of pirated content to defend Meta’s use of copyrighted material in its AI training datasets. These remarks come as part of the ongoing copyright case Kadrey v. Meta, one of many lawsuits where AI companies face claims of infringing intellectual property rights. Zuckerberg’s statements stem from accusations that Meta utilized LibGen, a database hosting unauthorized copies of copyrighted books, to train its AI models, known as Llama. LibGen has faced multiple lawsuits and been fined millions for copyright violations. Plaintiffs in the case include prominent authors like Sarah…

Security researchers have identified a critical flaw in Fortinet firewalls that hackers have been actively exploiting to infiltrate corporate and enterprise networks. Fortinet confirmed the issue, tracked as CVE-2024-55591, in an advisory released on Tuesday. This vulnerability, rated as critical, has reportedly been exploited as a zero-day vulnerability—meaning hackers leveraged it before Fortinet was even aware or able to issue a fix. The exploitation has been ongoing since December, according to experts. Fortinet has since released patches to address the flaw, but the damage may already be significant. This development follows closely on the heels of another reported zero-day vulnerability…

Bluesky, the social media platform positioned as a competitor to X, has seen a noticeable decline in its growth rate in December after a rapid surge in user numbers. Between September and November, the platform’s user base grew significantly from over 9 million to more than 20 million users. However, recent data from Similarweb, which analyzes web traffic and app usage, indicates that growth slowed to less than 10% in December, compared to a 189% increase in November. The number of daily active users of the Bluesky app in the U.S. also grew at a much slower pace in December,…

Google is assembling a new team to create advanced AI models capable of simulating the physical world, a step aimed at revolutionizing interactive media and real-time simulations. Tim Brooks, previously co-lead of OpenAI’s Sora video generator and now with Google DeepMind, shared the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). Brooks, who joined DeepMind in October, will lead this initiative under the umbrella of Google’s AI research division. “DeepMind has bold plans to develop generative models that replicate the real world,” Brooks wrote on Monday. “I’m building a team dedicated to this mission.” The new team will collaborate with Google’s existing AI…

The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile, accusing the telecommunications giant of failing to protect the personal data of millions of residents before a significant data breach in August 2021. This cyberattack compromised the sensitive information of over 79 million customers across the U.S. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the legal action, stating that T-Mobile had long been aware of vulnerabilities in its cybersecurity systems but did not take sufficient action to address them. The lawsuit seeks financial penalties under Washington’s consumer protection laws and aims to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures at T-Mobile. The 2021 breach…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman disclosed on Sunday that the company is incurring significant losses on its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro subscription, as user demand has exceeded their expectations. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Altman explained, “I personally decided on the price and assumed it would generate some profit.” ChatGPT Pro, introduced late last year, offers users access to an enhanced version of OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model, known as o1 pro mode. The plan also removes rate limits on other tools, including the Sora video generator, making it an appealing option for heavy users. However, the pricing of…

The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on a cybersecurity company based in Beijing, accusing it of involvement with the Chinese state-backed hacking group known as Flax Typhoon. On Friday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against the Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in “numerous computer intrusion incidents targeting U.S. entities,” including critical infrastructure. The move comes months after the U.S. accused Integrity Technology, also referred to as Yongxin Zhicheng, of operating a botnet linked to Flax Typhoon. This botnet, dismantled by the FBI in September during a court-authorized operation, reportedly consisted of over…

Several widely used VPN applications, including Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1, have been removed from India’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store at the direction of government authorities. The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs reportedly issued takedown orders for these apps, as per documents reviewed and a disclosure from Google to Lumen, Harvard University’s database that monitors government-led content removal requests worldwide. Among the affected VPNs are Hide.me and PrivadoVPN. Apple, in a communication to one of the developers, referenced a directive from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, a division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The notice claimed that the…