Addressing Bias in AI and Its Policy Implications

A WIRED investigation uncovers the ease of tracking U.S. military personnel. Apple releases emergency security updates to address actively exploited vulnerabilities. Latino teenagers and LGBTQ individuals are receiving disturbing text messages spreading false threats. Crowdstrike says Liminal Panda is responsible for telecom intrusions. Oracle patches a high-severity zero-day vulnerability. Trend Micro has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Deep Security 20 Agent software. A rural hospital in Oklahoma suffers a ransomware attack. A leading fintech firm is investigating a security breach in its file transfer platform. Researchers deploy Mantis against malicious LLMs.  Ben Yelin from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security discusses AI’s bias in the resume screening process. Tracking down a lost Lambo. 

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CyberWire Guest

Today, we have Ben Yelin, Program Director, Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security and our Caveat podcast co-host, discussing AI’s racial and gender bias in the resume screening process. You can read about it here.

Selected Reading

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany (WIRED)

GAO recommends new agency to streamline how US government protects citizens’ data (The Record)

Apple Issues Emergency Security Update for Actively Exploited Flaws (Infosecurity Magazine)

Texts threatening deportation and 're-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance (NBC News)

Chinese APT Group Targets Telecom Firms Linked to BRI (Infosecurity Magazine)

Oracle Patches Exploited Agile PLM Zero-Day (SecurityWeek)

Trend Micro Deep Security Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Remote Code (Cyber Security News)

Oklahoma Hospital Says Ransomware Hack Hits 133,000 People (GovInfo Security)

Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach (Krebs on Security)

AI About-Face: 'Mantis' Turns LLM Attackers Into Prey (Dark Reading)

Hackers Steal MLB Star Kris Bryant’s $200K Lamborghini By Rerouting Delivery (Carscoops)

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