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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 31, 2023,
updated Jul 31, 2023
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=> ↺ Gallivan notifies University of Guelph students of Fortra breach 4 months later
The provider of health, dental, and wellness benefits at the University of Guelph (U of G) has begun notifying students of a data breach which included access to personal information.
A post on the Central Student Association’s website says Gallivan, the provider of those plans, began sending notifications via email this week.
CTV News Kitchener was provided an email sent by Gallivan to U of G students on Wednesday morning informing them of the breach.
=> ↺ US senator victim-blames Microsoft for Chinese [breach]
Infosec in brief US senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) thinks it's Microsoft's fault that Chinese hackers broke into Exchange Online, and he wants three separate government agencies to launch investigations and "hold Microsoft responsible for its negligent cyber security practices."
In a letter [PDF] sent to the Department of Justice, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Trade Commission Thursday, Wyden argued that Microsoft enabled the attack through four distinct security failures.
=> ↺ Security Hole in Minecraft Mods Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely
Minecraft players and those who run Minecraft servers face a new and dangerous security vulnerability which could allow bad actors to run remote code on their computers. Dubbed 'BleedingPipe,' by a user group called MMPA (Minecraft Malware Prevention Alliance), the exploit uses Java deserialization to infect servers or clients that have one of many popular mods installed. If you don't play Minecraft on a server that has one of the mods and don't use the mods, you can't be infected.
=> ↺ AI Usage Fees Up to 15x Cheaper for English Than Other Languages
The language you're using for a Large Language Model (LLM) can have a huge effect on its cost and create an AI divide between English speakers and the rest of the world. A recent study shows that, due to the way services like OpenAI, measure and bill for server costs, English-language inputs and outputs are much cheaper than those in other languages with Simplified Chinese costing about twice as much, Spanishing costing 1.5x the price and Shan language going for 15 times more.
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