Security Leftovers
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Botched Crypto Mugging Lands Three U.K. Men in Jail
Three men in the United Kingdom were arrested this month for attempting to assault a local man and steal his virtual currencies. The incident is the latest example of how certain cybercriminal communities are increasingly turning to physical violence to settle scores and disputes.
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What’s Old Is New Again: GPT-3 Prompt Injection Attack Affects AI
What do SQL injection attacks have in common with the nuances of GPT-3 prompting? More than one might think, it turns out.
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Gaze Upon Just How Thin ATM Skimmers Are Getting
ATM skimmers are electronic devices designed to read financial card information, and they are usually paired with a camera to capture a user’s PIN. These devices always have to hide their presence, and their design has been a bit of an arms race. Skimmers designed to be inserted into a card slot like a parasite have been around for several years, but [Brian Krebs] shows pictures of recently captured skimmer hardware only a fraction of a millimeter thick. And that’s including the battery.