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NYC schools block ChatGPT, fearing negative impact on learning

Enlarge / AI-generated image of a kid using a computer. (credit: Ars Technica) New York City Public Schools have blocked access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI model on its network and devices, reports educational news site Chalkbeat. The move comes amid fears from educators that students will use ChatGPT to cheat on assignments, accidentally introduce inaccuracies...

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First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)

Enlarge In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service Slack and software testing and delivery company CircleCI, though giving the companies’ opaque wording—“security issue” and “security incident,” respectively—you’d be forgiven for thinking these events were minor. The compromises—in Slack’s case, the theft of employee token credentials and for...

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Hundreds of WordPress sites infected by recently discovered backdoor

Enlarge Malware that exploits unpatched vulnerabilities in 30 different WordPress plugins has infected hundreds if not thousands of sites and may have been in active use for years, according to a writeup published last week. The Linux-based malware installs a backdoor that causes infected sites to redirect visitors to malicious sites, researchers from security firm...

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Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads

Elon Musk’s social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”