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Jeffco Public Schools hit by the same threat actors that hit Clark County School District — and via the same way
How many school districts have to get massively hacked by the same method before the U.S. Department of Education, CISA, and states start really pressuring public school districts to address well-known vulnerabilities that are being exploited? Maybe that shouldn’t be a rhetorical question.
Last night, DataBreaches was contacted by the same threat actors who claimed responsibility for the hack and data leak involving Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada. Of special note, in an interview with DataBreaches, they revealed how they had gained access to the district’s network.
SingularityMD (as the threat actors call themselves, but note there is no connection to a business with the same name) provided DataBreaches with a link to a notice by Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado. The notice, dated November 1, stated:
On October 31, some Jeffco staff members received alarming email messages from an external cybersecurity threat actor – an individual who has allegedly committed an illegal cybercrime against an institution or organization – indicating a cyber-attack. Jeffco’s Information Technology team is working together with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to determine the credibility of the attack and scope of the incident. This is a cyberthreat and there is no concern related to physical safety.
… DataBreaches contacted SingularityMD to ask them some preliminary questions. In response, they noted that the first gained access to Jeffco about six months ago — using exactly the same methods that they reported using for CCSD. Once again, a district’s policy of using students’ date of birth as their password enabled threat actors to relatively easily gain access to the network.
We ask for ethics, Musk gives us sarcasm?
Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’
Boss of X said tech being tested is inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
… Musk also revealed that Grok had access to user posts on X, which he owns, and has a penchant for sarcastic responses.
… Grok is a verb coined by American science fiction writer Robert A Heinlein and according to the Collins dictionary means to “understand thoroughly and intuitively”.
Grok has been built by Musk’s new AI company, xAI. Staff at xAI explained the chatbot’s debt to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the cult sci-fi comedy by British author Douglas Adams, in a blogpost on Saturday.
“Grok is an AI modeled after The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so intended to answer almost anything and, far harder, even suggest what questions to ask!
“Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor!”
An interesting scenario.
https://mwi.westpoint.edu/fighting-for-seconds-warfare-at-the-speed-of-artificial-intelligence/
FIGHTING FOR SECONDS: WARFARE AT THE SPEED OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
… As timeframes of armed conflicts condense, what are the technical implications? Wars that might have unfolded over years in the past may be decided in months or even weeks. Operations executed over weeks must be completed in days or hours. And commanders who might historically have had the luxury of time before making a decision will be forced to do so in seconds. How will the organization and running of each individual command post change? These are the major questions facing military leaders as they chart a path forward that incorporates—and leverages the advantages of—autonomy, machine learning, trusted communications, and edge computing.
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