SentinelOne researchers have discovered AkiraBot, which is used to target small- to medium-sized company websites with generative AI, and drafted outreach messages for website chats, comments, and contact forms. SentinelOne estimates that over 400,000 websites have been targeted, and the bot has successfully spammed “at least 80,000 websites since September 2024.”

The bot generated

On September 26, 2023, Windows released a configuration update on Windows 11 version 22H2  (all editions) that is worth reading and applying, particularly if you use Windows Copilot.

According to Microsoft, it has identified that when using Copilot in preview:

  • Narrator does not work as you expect with challenge–response tests, such as Captcha.
  • Narrator fails

The “security principle” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that organizations process personal data securely by means of “appropriate” technical and organizational measures. This month, the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued new guidance focused on two specific measures the ICO recommends that companies consider in complying with the GDPR security requirements: encryption and passwords.
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