??Cybersec & Digital Insider Ed. 5: Harvard University web flaw ?? MOVEit saga, NATO Summit, Google Bard AI coming to Europe ??, Musk vs. Zuck ??

Hi once again, Cyber fellows,

Even though we had a hectic week as the MOVEit saga continues, I hope your sharp focus and curiosity remain intact. As promised, we've returned to ensure that you're up-to-date with all the latest happenings in the digital realm. Don’t worry – it’s not all bittersweet and gloomy. We have some selective cherries for your daily dessert of knowledge. Have a good read!

Stay curious and secure, and let’s keep our minds open while trying to catch up with all the tech!???

See you in two weeks.

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Kristina Jn?[??]

Head of Content Distribution Dept

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1?? Lithuania’s cyber chief unimpressed: attacks against NATO were PR stunts - While beneficial to Russian propaganda at home, not a single incident in the critical infrastructure took place, #Lithuania's national #cybersecurity center (NKSC) head Liudas Alisauskas noted.

2?? Harvard University web flaw exposed it to remote attacks - The new discovery by the?Cybernews?research team unveils that #HarvardUniversity subdomain #vulnerability exposed the website to remote code execution (#RCE) attacks. The bug (#CVE-2020-2551) was first reported in 2020 by #Oracle.

3?? Exclusive: Cl0p hacker operating from Russia-Ukraine war front line - Cybernews has received a new batch of evidence that one of the #Cl0p #ransomware strain developers is at large in the city of Kramatorsk in Eastern #Ukraine, on the front line of the Russia-Ukraine war.

4?? Deutsche Bank, ING, and Postbank impacted by MOVEit hack - Four major European banks – #DeutscheBank, #INGBank, #Postbank, and #Comdirect – are reporting customer data leaks.

5?? Decentralized storage emerging as solution to cloud-based attacks - Cybernews sat down with the founders of Synx , a brand-new #decentralized storage platform built on the Solana #blockchain. Founders Luke Judges and Brad Webb are passionate advocates of data ownership and the freedom for anyone to have access to affordable, fast, and secure data storage.

1?? Google says AI chatbot Bard is coming to Europe, finally - On July 13th, 谷歌 stated that its #AI chatbot Google Bard AI is expanding to include users in Europe and Brazil.

2?? Apple opens store on WeChat - Apple is exploring new ways to reach customers in China, where it has so far managed to increase iPhone sales despite a declining smartphone market.

3?? Musk forms new company xAI to solve the universe - #ElonMusk along with top scientists and researchers from leading AI companies such as #DeepMind and OpenAI , have created xAI – a new company whose sole driven purpose will be “to understand the true nature of the universe.”

4?? Google can use public data for AI training, policy update says - Google has adjusted its privacy policy and can now use public data to help train and create its artificial intelligence products, including Bard.

1?? AI already outscoring humans in creativity tests - Artificial intelligence (AI) already matches the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test of creativity, according to new research.

2?? “Cheating is A Crime of Opportunity”: A Philosopher's View of ChatGPT - Unlocking and understanding artificial intelligence is to investigate the remnants and assess what AI is at its core. Cybernews spoke to Dr. Antony Aumann , the Professor of Philosophy at Northern Michigan University , about the impact of artificial intelligence on academia.?

3?? ChatGPT use in June declines for first time - For the first time since ChatGPT’s November 2022 launch, the number of unique visitors and monthly users at the chatbot’s OpenAI website declined worldwide.

4?? Musk vs. Zuckerberg (and why women avoid the tech industry) - Elon Musk's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to #MarkZuckerberg and #Meta for copying #Twitter's social networking platform and stealing employees to launch its rival #Threads app. But the real story playing out on social media is much more than just two tech moguls having a spat.

The latest book review from our senior journalist Gintaras Radauskas :

In her new book?“The Battle for Your Brain,”? Nita Farahany , a professor of philosophy and law at 美国杜克大学 , takes readers to the very frontier of the ongoing struggle for our minds. Beyond lies muddy wilderness.

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