Hackers could now steal passwords over Zoom by listening to keystrokes using AI — and they'll be right 93% of the time, study says | Gartner Hype Cycle places generative AI on the ‘Peak of Inflated Expectations’ | Elon Musk keeps getting creepier

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You Might Like � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Hackers could now steal passwords over Zoom by listening to keystrokes using AI — and they'll be right 93% of the time, study says - Business Insider    An AI tool could decipher text — including passwords — from keystroke sounds recorded over Zoom and be right over nine times out of ten, a group of researchers said in a paper published on August 3. An AI model developed by the researchers showed a 93% accuracy rate in deciphering keystrokes from a recording of a Macbook's keystrokes made over video conferencing software Zoom, according to a group of researchers affiliated with Durham University, the University of Surrey, and the Royal Holloway University of London. "Acoustic side-channel attacks" are a growing threat to keyboards, the researchers said. Side-channel attacks are used by hackers to exploit information — like how much power your computer is using or the keystroke sounds it makes — rather than directly attacking the system's code. Continued here Gartner Hype Cycle places generative AI on the 'Peak of Inflated Expectations' - VentureBeat    Many might not be surprised, but today the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies placed generative AI on the ‘Peak of Inflated Expectations’ for the first time. Each year, Gartner creates more than 90 Hype Cycles as a way for its clients to track technology maturity and future potential. The five phases in the Hype Cycle are Technology Trigger, Peak of Inflated Expectations, Trough of Disillusionment, Slope of Enlightenment and Plateau of Productivity. Generative AI, of course, is not a singular technology, said Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran in an interview with VentureBeat. It includes everything from foundation and diffusion models to prompt engineering tools. “They all enable this trend of generative AI,” he explained. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Elon Musk keeps getting creepier - The Verge    Today let’s talk — for the last time, I hope — about the derailed martial arts bout between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, and the latter’s reckless threats to visit the Meta CEO at his home and broadcast it to the world. Part of me hesitates to spill yet more ink on a battle that no part of me has ever believed would take place. Last week I wrote here about the importance of bringing skepticism to Musk’s posts on X, the former Twitter, and encouraged my peers in the press to consider not covering them at all. It’s clear that Musk seeks attention for attention’s sake, and given that so many of his promises come to nothing, ignoring him often feels like the best approach. At the same time, Musk remains the owner of one of the most prominent social networks, despite all he has done over the past year to diminish it. He is also co-founder and CEO of several other companies that are salient in the public imagination, including Tesla, Neuralink, and SpaceX, which among other things operates the Starlink service that provides internet service in Ukraine and more than 60 other countries. Continued here

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