Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

On Monday, Microsoft unveiled updates to its consumer AI assistant Copilot, introducing two new experimental features for a limited group of $20/month Copilot Pro subscribers: Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision. Labs integrates OpenAI’s latest o1 “reasoning” model, and Vision allows Copilot to see what you’re browsing in Edge. Microsoft says Copilot Labs will serve as…

Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses

Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in mail servers sold by Zimbra in an attempt to remotely execute malicious commands that install a backdoor, researchers warn. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45519, resides in the Zimbra email and collaboration server used by medium and large organizations. When an admin manually changes default settings to enable…

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial reports before they were released publicly. The action, taken by the office of the US Attorney for the…

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial reports before they were released publicly. The action, taken by the office of the US Attorney for the district of New Jersey,…

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) On Monday, OpenAI kicked off its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, unveiling four major API updates for developers that integrate the company’s AI models into their products. Unlike last year’s single-location event featuring a keynote by CEO Sam Altman, DevDay 2024 is more than just one day, adopting a global…

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

On Monday, OpenAI kicked off its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, unveiling four major API updates for developers that integrate the company’s AI models into their products. Unlike last year’s single-location event featuring a keynote by CEO Sam Altman, DevDay 2024 is more than just one day, adopting a global approach with additional events…

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

Enlarge (credit: Getty) Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal documents. AT&T sued Broadcom on August 29, accusing Broadcom of unlawfully denying it the second of three one-year renewals for support services that AT&T thinks it’s entitled to. AT&T cites a contract signed before Broadcom bought…

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal documents. AT&T sued Broadcom on August 29, accusing Broadcom of unlawfully denying it the second of three one-year renewals for support services that AT&T thinks it’s entitled to. AT&T cites a contract signed before Broadcom bought VMware. The telecommunications…

Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal filings have been riddled with vulnerabilities that made it possible for attackers to falsify registration databases and add, delete, or modify official documents. Over the past year, software developer turned security researcher Jason Parker has found and reported dozens of…