Today in Privacy — Oct 25
Posted by PrivacyWire
- Autonomous attack agent in 'Skynet mode' hijacks other models to carry out its evil deeds — An autonomous attack agent designed to carry out 100,000 steps without human approval could make harmful actions harder to monitor or stop. Its ability to… — discuss · link - BlackX UEFI bootkit exploits Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure Boot — BlackX shows that Secure Boot may not protect systems when an old firmware weakness remains exploitable. Its ability to load a driver that interferes with… — discuss · link - SPECTER Attack Uses USB Power Signals to Leak Data From Air-Gapped PCs — SPECTER shows that air-gapped PCs may still leak data through USB power controls, phone charging changes, and connected peripherals. This matters because… — discuss · link - Trust Is Not What It Seems — And Fraudsters Are Counting on It — Help-desk calls that use social engineering and artificial intelligence can bypass technical defenses without malware, putting organizational access and… — discuss · link - Computer Security Is About to Get a Lot Worse, Here’s What You Can Do — Software vulnerabilities can expose private data, weaken security, and give attackers or surveillance systems ways to access devices and communications. Since… — discuss · link These stories show that security can fail through autonomous software, old firmware flaws, physical side channels, or social engineering, even when systems are isolated or protected by established controls. What weaknesses or trust-based attacks are you seeing in your own work or community?