Feet, Google, Apple, Predator, r77, Qualcomm, qakbot, Deepfakes, & Aaran Leyland – SWN #331
This week Dr. Doug talks: Feet, Google, Apple, Predator vs. Lemurs, r77, Qualcomm, qakbot, deepfakes, More News and with the exotic Aaran Leyland!
Doug White
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- Qualcomm says hackers exploit 3 zero-days in its GPU, DSP drivers
- Ransomware gang QakBot resurfaces after Feds’ botnet takedown
- Celebrities warn followers not to be duped by AI deepfakes
- Meta’s New AI Dating Coach Will Kink Shame You
Aaran Leyland
- Red Cross Issues Wartime Hacktivist Rules
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has published a new set of rules urging hacktivists to abide by international humanitarian law in times of conflict.
Writing in the European Journal of International Law (EJIL), the ICRC warned that cyber-attacks carried out by civilians during wartime are increasingly causing disruption to non-military targets such as hospitals, pharmacies and banks – impacting blameless members of society.
Such attacks could also mean hacktivists are putting themselves in danger by signalling to opposing forces that they are a legitimate military target, the non-profit added.
The ICRC is therefore asking governments to limit this hacktivist activity. It published new rules of engagement in cyberspace to clarify what should be off-limits to civilian hackers:
