Hackers backed by North Korea are distributing a modified version of a legitimate application created by CyberLink, a Taiwanese software company, to target downstream customers. As per Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team, North Korean hackers compromised CyberLink to distribute a modified installer file as part of a widespread supply-chain attack. CyberLink, headquartered in Taiwan, is a … Read more
In June, I had a conversation with Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s chief scientist, at the company’s headquarters, which I reported in WIRED’s October cover story. One of the topics we discussed was the unique structure of the organization. OpenAI started as a nonprofit research lab with the goal of developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) in a … Read more
Following a tumultuous week, Sam Altman is officially back as OpenAI’s CEO. The board has also been revamped, replacing most of the members who attempted to remove Altman just before Thanksgiving. In a letter circulated internally at OpenAI and subsequently published to the OpenAI blog, Altman announced that Mira Murati, who briefly held the interim … Read more
Following a tumultuous period, Sam Altman has formally returned as CEO of OpenAI. The announcement, made via a company memo, also outlined changes to the board, including the addition of a new nonvoting seat for the startup’s primary investor, Microsoft. The memo, which was sent to staff and posted on OpenAI’s blog, detailed the recent … Read more
Google’s Pixel devices recently received the November update, along with additional fixes. The November Android Security Bulletin has also begun to roll out to select Samsung Galaxy models. Microsoft Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for November is noteworthy, with an update addressing 59 vulnerabilities, two of which are already exploited in real-life attacks. The first, tracked as … Read more