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1. Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets

   WP Automatic plugin patched, but release notes don't mention the critical fix.

2. Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use

   OpenELM mirrors efforts by Microsoft to make useful small AI language models that run locally.

3. Millions of IPs remain infected by USB worm years after its creators left it for dead

   Ability of PlugX worm to live on presents a vexing dilemma: Delete it or leave it be.

4. School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis

   Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments.

5. Nation-state hackers exploit Cisco firewall 0-days to backdoor government networks

   Perimeter devices ought to prevent network hacks. Why are so many devices allowing attacks?

6. Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules

   Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.

7. Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP

   eScan AV updates were delivered over HTTP for five years.

8. Microsoft’s Phi-3 shows the surprising power of small, locally run AI language models

   Microsoft’s 3.8B parameter Phi-3 may rival GPT-3.5, signaling a new era of “small language models."

9. Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware

   Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.

10. Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

    YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time.