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City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again? • Graham Cluley

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Smashing Security podcast #320: City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again?

Two unsavoury websites suffer from a worrying leak, scientists are going animal crackers over AI, and the BBC is intercepting scammers’ live phone calls with victims.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Lazarus Heist’s Geoff White.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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Graham Cluley – @gcluley
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Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy.
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Kratos, Oklahoma Elected Officials Celebrate Completion of 100th MQM-178 Firejet High-Performance Jet Drone System at Oklahoma City Aircraft Manufacturing Facility

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SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets and an industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, joined by Oklahoma Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs John Nash, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Representative Tom Cole (R-OK-4), and Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK-5), today celebrated the 100th MQM-178 Firejet high-performance jet powered target drone aircraft produced at the Kratos Unmanned aircraft manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City.

Kratos MQM-178 Firejet on Launcher is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2e145536-3598-438a-95f7-ce0daec7d453

With primary customers including the United States Air Force, Navy, and Army, as well as foreign ally militaries, the Kratos Unmanned Systems Division opened this manufacturing facility in November 2018 to accommodate the existing and increasing demand for its newest line of high performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial tactical drone and target drone systems.

Today, the Kratos Unmanned Oklahoma City aircraft manufacturing facility is fully operational with two major drone aircraft systems in rate production, plus prototype production of a third system. The Kratos Unmanned Oklahoma City aircraft manufacturing facility is home to the MQM-178 Firejet, which first rolled off the production line in Oklahoma in April 2019 and is produced in high quantities monthly/annually today, in both a target and tactical system configuration. The XQ-58A Valkyrie, a high-performance tactical UAV capable of long-range flights at high-subsonic speeds, currently under contract with multiple Department of Defense customers, is also produced at the Kratos Oklahoma manufacturing facility. Kratos is also in prototype production of an additional, high performance tactical drone system at the Oklahoma facility.

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie Ready for Flight is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/86419ba2-a560-4328-8b8b-b2087abe3c18

Including production at the Oklahoma City facility, Kratos today manufactures approximately 150…

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Real-life nonviolent ‘RoboCops’ hitting the streets of NYC in city safety overhaul 

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It’s not just science fiction anymore.

Several nonviolent, real-life “RoboCops” are hitting the streets of New York City, as Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD unveiled the latest technological upgrade for New York’s Finest.

The new devices — resembling, in many ways, the bots typically seen in sci-fi classics such as the 1987 action movie — are replete with new GPS gadgets, and include the return of a robot dog that the mayor said is “out of the pound” after being retired in 2021 due to outrage from advocates. 

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the three new additions on April 11 in what she called a pilot program that includes large security robots that somewhat resemble Daleks from the popular British Television series Doctor Who; a robot dog that officials say will be instrumental in dealing with explosives; and a GPS gun that like a James Bond gadget is used to shoot a tracking device onto the back of a fleeing vehicle. 

“To safeguard our modern city and a forward-looking world it is essential that our officers are equipped with the tools, training and technology necessary to do that job safely and effectively,” Sewell said. “The NYPD has always stepped forward. In every era, we have maximized public and officer safety through emerging technology. And that approach continues today.”

The large, wheeled robot is dubbed the K-5 autonomous security robot and is equipped with a camera. The technology is being leased by the NYPD and will be used inside areas, such as in transit as well as outdoors.

K-five autonomous security robot resembles a Dalek from the TV Show Dr. Who. Photo by Dean Moses
K-five autonomous security robot resembles a Dalek from the TV Show Dr. Who.Photo by Dean Moses

According to Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, these machines are equipped with artificial intelligence to provide real time incident notifications to first responders. These robots are also being used on college campuses and shopping malls throughout the country, he added.

The second and perhaps most controversial piece of kit is the “Digidog,” a four-legged android that police say will be invaluable when dealing with hostage situations, bomb threats, or…

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Ransomware gang releases new data stolen from the City of Oakland

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The ransomware gang behind an attack on the City of Oakland in February has released a second tranche of stolen data.

The Play ransomware group shared 600 gigabytes of data on its leaks site in its second release, including Oakland Police Department files, council members’ communications and city staff’s medical records. By contrast, the first release of stolen data in March was a more modest 10 gigabytes.

The ransomware attack took place on Feb. 8, knocking some of the city’s information technology systems offline. The city declared a state of emergency on Feb. 16 because of ongoing network outages caused by the attack. The attack did not affect 911 services, but certain nonemergency systems were forced offline.

StateScoop reported Wednesday that the city has confirmed the new data release, saying in a statement that it “recently became aware that the same unauthorized third party claiming responsibility for the ransomware incident has posted additional data allegedly taken from our systems during the incident in February to a website not searchable via the traditional internet.”

The Play ransomware group first appeared mid last year and gained prominence in August following an attack on Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba. The group encrypts files and adds a .play extension to them. But it typically does not provide a ransomware demand or note, instead leaving a message to victims that simply says “PLAY” and includes an email address to contact the attackers.

“The exposure of stolen documents from the city’s police department, network outages and ransom demands are among the major problems,” Mark Shainman, senior director of Data Governance Products at unified data control company Securiti Inc., told SiliconANGLE. “This chain of attacks against the city underscores the importance of implementing proper security and privacy measures, especially after already suffering another attack.”

“Organizations must put policies in place around security access and governance that maps to the underlying sensitive data that exists within their environment,” Shainman added. “Lots of local governments have limited resources, and one of the…

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