“Morris II Worm” Built to Target GenAI Systems
Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Intuit, and Cornell Tech developed the “Morris II Worm” to automatically leverage GenAI systems to spread malware and steal data.
The researchers made the worm to demonstrate the dangers behind GenAI systems through the dangerous “0-click propagation” worm which unleashes unprompted payloads, allowing easier attacks from threat actors.
Researchers Divided on Calls to Avoid Ransomware Demands
Former British Security Chief, Ciaran Martin emphatically advised ransomware victims not to succumb to ransomware demands and calls for governments to ban ransomware payments from organizations.
However, opinions among cybersecurity researchers are divided by the notion of not paying ransomware demands. Some researchers in the sector claim “a ban will create more problems than it solves”.
“Juice Jacking” = The Public Smartphone Charging Threat
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released an advisory on “Juice Jacking”, the method of infiltrating mobile systems through public smartphone charging ports.
The advisory underlines the “Juice Jacking” threat that enables threat actors to gain direct access to mobile phone systems, allowing access to sensitive data, and places systems at risk of malware infection.
