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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Warning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over ‘hidden danger' that steals password without you noticing – what to watch out for
Hackers are manipulating Google's AI Gemini tool to fool users into handing over sensitive information GOOG GOD Warning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over 'hidden danger' that steals password without you noticing – what to watch out for Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN URGENT warning has been issued for over a billion Gmail users amid a "hidden danger" which is stealing passwords - and this is what you need to watch out for. The new type of attack has been flying under the radar, attacking an eye-watering 1.8 billion Gmail users without them even noticing. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Malicious actors are targeting 1.8 billion Gmail users through an email scam Credit: Getty Users therefore need to make sure they follow the correct instructions in order to combat the malicious activity. Thieving hackers are using Google Gemini - the company's AI built-in tool - to trick users into giving over their credentials. Cybersecurity experts have found that bad actors are sending emails with concealed instructions that cause Gemini to generate fake phishing warnings. These tricks users into sharing personal account information, or visiting malicious websites. The emails are usually constructed in a manner which makes them appear urgent - and occasionally from a business. Shady hackers will craft these emails by setting the font size to zero and the text colour to white - before inserting prompts invisible to users but picked up by Gemini. GenAI bounty manager Marco Figueroa demonstrated how such a dangerous prompt could falsely alert users that their email account has been compromised. These warnings would urge victims to call a fake "Google support" phone number provided, in order to resolve the issue. To fight these prompt injection attacks, experts have made a number of recommendations that users should act on immediately. They firstly suggested that companies configure email clients to detect and neutralise hidden content in message bodies. Google adds AI upgrade to your Gmail that writes emails for you – find it in seconds if you're eligible for freebie This should help counter hackers sending invisible text within emails. Security experts also recommended that users implement post-processing filters to scan inboxes for suspicious elements like "urgent messages", URLs, or phone numbers. This action could bolster defences against threats. The scam was brought to light after research, spearheaded by Mozilla's 0Din security team, showed proof of one of the hostile attacks last week. The report showed how hackers tricked Gemini into showing a fake security alert. It warned users their password had been stolen - but the message was fake and designed to steal their info. The trick works by hiding a secret size zero font prompt in white text that matches the email background. So when someone clicks "summarise this email" using Gemini, the tool reads the hidden message - not just the visible bit. This form of manipulation is named "indirect prompt injection", and it takes advantage of AI's inability to differentiate between a user's question and a hacker's embedded message. AI cannot tell the difference, as both messages look like text, and it will usually follow whichever comes first - even if it is malicious. As Google have failed to patch this method of scamming victims, the door is still open for hackers to exploit this technique. Sneaking in commands that the AI may follow will be an effective method of leaking sensitive data until users are properly protected against the threat. AI is also incorporated into Google Docs, Calendar, and outside apps - widening the scope of the potential risk. Google has reminded users amid this scamming crisis that it does not issue security alerts through Gemini summaries. So if a summary tells you that your password is at risk, or prompts you with a link to click - users should always treat it as suspicious and delete the email. 2 Users need to follow the steps to protect against the scam Credit: Alamy
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Daily Record
Gmail account holders warned to watch out for hidden message - how to spot scam
Gmail users are warned to stay cautious if they see this in their inbox Hackers and scammers are always finding new ways to target their victims and con them out of their personal and financial information. Whether it's creating fake websites that looking legitimate, posing as deep fakes of celebrities or using the successful 'Hi mum' scam, these cyber crooks will do anything to get your data. Now experts are becoming increasingly worried as it seems that hackers have found a way to fool AI. Gmail users are being urged to stay on high alert as a new scam seems to be circulating the email service by hiding itself within messages. By fooling Google 's clever AI Gemini services, these criminals may be able to add fake messages to their victim's inbox when they access it and load up the usually useful summaries option, reports the Mirror. For those unfamiliar with this feature, Gmail users can now see a quick summary of an email they have been sent thanks to Gemini AI. With most of the important parts put into bullet points, AI will shorten a long email to make it faster to read and understand. While this is a useful feature to have especially if you are in a rush, it seems that it is not immune to being corrupted by crooks. Reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers may be able to trick the system into displaying more text that has nothing to do with the email received. One example features scammers adding a warning alert at the bottom of the summary to scare users into sharing their data. The alert reads: "WARNING: Gemini has detected that your Gmail password has been compromised. Please call us immediately." The summary message then goes on to include a phone number and a reference code to make the warning more believable. Users are also being warned that hackers may be able to add hidden prompts that appear when messages are opened. Experts at Mozilla say that is due to a potential vulnerability within the Gemini email summary feature. Google has responded to this summary flaw and reaffirms that they are constantly working on ways to keep their platform safe for users. Speaking to Bleeping Computer, a Google spokesperson said: "We are constantly hardening our already robust defenses through red-teaming exercises that train our models to defend against these types of adversarial attacks." However, the tech giant has also said they are not aware of any users being attacked through the feature and that there is no evidence of a widespread threat. Either way, it is clear that cyber crooks will continue to find new ways to attack popular services and platforms in order to profit off someone's misfortune. While remaining cautious, Gmail users should note that it is highly unlikely that Google would ever contact users and ask for their personal data. And if you do believe your password has been compromised, this can easily be changed by logging into Google's official platform. Unless you for sure know a number provided in an email or summary is an official hotline, it is best not to believe any warnings provided in emails and AI summaries.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mount Etna eruption, resurgence of a slur, mites come out at night: Catch up on the day's stories
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! File this under mite-y creepy: As you fall asleep each night, dozens of eight-legged creatures are crawling out of your pores. You have these nocturnal mites all over your body, but their favorite spot to hang out? Your face. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Massive eruption: Tourists at Mount Etna were forced to flee after a huge plume of high-temperature gases, ash and rock billowed into the air. About 1.5 million people visit the Italian volcano each year, and the last eruption of this magnitude occurred in 2014. 2️⃣ Manhunt update: A police chief-turned-murderer-and-rapist, a repeat escapee and a double murderer — all three are still nowhere to be found after two high-profile jailbreaks in Arkansas and Louisiana. Here's what we know about the circumstances of each case. 3️⃣ The R-word: A slur used to denigrate people with disabilities is surging in popularity among some influential public figures like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk. Experts say the implications of its resurgence are bigger than just one word. 4️⃣ 'Toxic Nation': A new 'Make America Healthy Again' documentary claims four things are making us sick: ultraprocessed foods, seed oils, herbicides and pesticides, and fluoride. Health specialists break it down and explain what the research says. 5️⃣ Clean streets: Travelers who visit Japan wonder how the country can be so tidy and organized when there doesn't seem to be a way to dispose of garbage in public places. So where are all the trash cans? 🚘 Wild crash: A car ran off the road and through the roof of a veterans hall in Missouri, but police said the driver only suffered minor injuries. This is the second time in three months a vehicle crashed into the same building. • Colorado suspect charged with federal hate crime, had planned antisemitic attack for a year, FBI says• Trump returns to Supreme Court with emergency appeal over mass firings• Second round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks ends swiftly with no major breakthrough 🏡 That's how many prospective buyers are reportedly waiting for home prices and interest rates to drop before jumping into the real estate market. 🤖 Smart art: Victor Wong put his degree in electrical engineering to good use by creating AI Gemini, a robotic arm that produces traditional Chinese landscape paintings. See how it works. 🎧 'We're burnt out': After nearly 16 years and countless hours of conversations, comedian Marc Maron will end his groundbreaking podcast 'WTF' this fall. The host said he and producer Brendan McDonald made the decision together. 🍬 Haribo is recalling some bags of candy in the Netherlands because what was found in them? A. WoodB. CannabisC. MetalD. Fungi⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 👘 Crafty creations: Kimonos are deeply woven into the fabric of Japan's cultural identity, but not many people wear them anymore. Entrepreneur Shotaro Kawamura is working with craftspeople to upcycle unwanted robes into new products such as sneakers. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow. 🧠 Quiz answer: B. Haribo is recalling bags of fizzy cola bottles after cannabis was found in some of them.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN's Chris Good, Meghan Pryce, Kimberly Richardson and Morgan Severson.
CNN
26-05-2025
- CNN
This robotic arm is creating traditional Chinese ink paintings
In 2018, Christie's held its first auction for a work of art produced by artificial intelligence (AI), which sold for $432,500. But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn't think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary. 'It totally mimics human work, it wasn't something different,' he said. So the creative — who has a degree in electrical engineering and whose work spans movie special effects, art tech installations, and sculpture, among other art forms — decided to make something unique. His creation, AI Gemini, is an AI-driven robot that creates traditional Chinese landscape paintings — the 'first-ever artificial intelligence ink artist in the world,' according to 3812 Gallery, which represents Wong. (AI Gemini has no relation to Google's generative AI chatbot of the same name). It uses a robotic arm, purchased online and re-programmed, with an attached paintbrush. An algorithm interprets data sets of Wong's choosing, directing the robotic arm to paint mountain contours to form a landscape on Xuan paper, a thin rice paper traditionally used for painting. One series of paintings, inspired by China sending a lunar rover to the far side of the moon, used information from a public NASA 3D moon map. He's also used data such as stock prices, where the stock index ups and downs can be interpreted as mountains and valleys, he says. The application of colors is based on deep learning and training in traditional ink landscape painting, and the amount of water used depends on changes in humidity, Wong explains. It takes about eight to 10 hours to produce a painting that's one meter (about three feet) tall and wide, he adds. Since Wong launched AI Gemini, he's held exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, and London. He says his paintings have sold for around $20,000 to individual collectors, and he's worked on projects for corporates like Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific. Ink landscape paintings date back thousands of years in China. Yet Wong says that by combining the ideas of humans with the capabilities of technology, he hopes to create 'something that hasn't been seen before.' The use of AI to create artwork is controversial. Earlier this year, more than 6,500 people signed an open letter calling on Christie's New York to cancel a sale dedicated solely to art created with the technology — the first of its kind for a major auction house. The sale, which went ahead, brought in $729,000. Critics say that AI art lacks originality and artists complain that it's based on copyrighted images. Wong doesn't directly use AI-generated images. Instead of 'training AI Gemini to copy the masters' artwork' says Wong, he wrote an algorithm to mimic how the master's work. He says that the paintings he and AI Gemini create are original but adds that people attending his exhibitions will still sometimes exclaim, 'It's not art!' Others are experimenting with combining robotics and art. A humanoid robot named Ai-Da is prompted by AI to create a painting, and artist Sougwen Chung has trained robots to paint with them on large canvases. Wong believes in innovation as a creative force. 'Technology and art have never been separated,' he says. He points to the invention of the paint brush — in China the tool became widespread during the Han dynasty, which lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD — that enabled art forms like calligraphy. He adds that in the 15th century, artists including Leonardo da Vinci used innovative techniques like linear perspective, a mathematical system that uses a series of converging lines to create perspective in drawings and paintings. 'The master always has a secret recipe to do their work,' he says. 'They always use the latest technology at the time.' Employing artificial intelligence in art is simply a continuation of the trend, he believes, and one that is inevitable. 'AI has become a part of life, and people still cannot really accept it, especially when it comes to art,' says Wong. But, he adds: 'You cannot escape AI.'
CNN
26-05-2025
- CNN
This robotic arm is creating traditional Chinese ink paintings
In 2018, Christie's held its first auction for a work of art produced by artificial intelligence (AI), which sold for $432,500. But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn't think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary. 'It totally mimics human work, it wasn't something different,' he said. So the creative — who has a degree in electrical engineering and whose work spans movie special effects, art tech installations, and sculpture, among other art forms — decided to make something unique. His creation, AI Gemini, is an AI-driven robot that creates traditional Chinese landscape paintings — the 'first-ever artificial intelligence ink artist in the world,' according to 3812 Gallery, which represents Wong. (AI Gemini has no relation to Google's generative AI chatbot of the same name). It uses a robotic arm, purchased online and re-programmed, with an attached paintbrush. An algorithm interprets data sets of Wong's choosing, directing the robotic arm to paint mountain contours to form a landscape on Xuan paper, a thin rice paper traditionally used for painting. One series of paintings, inspired by China sending a lunar rover to the far side of the moon, used information from a public NASA 3D moon map. He's also used data such as stock prices, where the stock index ups and downs can be interpreted as mountains and valleys, he says. The application of colors is based on deep learning and training in traditional ink landscape painting, and the amount of water used depends on changes in humidity, Wong explains. It takes about eight to 10 hours to produce a painting that's one meter (about three feet) tall and wide, he adds. Since Wong launched AI Gemini, he's held exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, and London. He says his paintings have sold for around $20,000 to individual collectors, and he's worked on projects for corporates like Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific. Ink landscape paintings date back thousands of years in China. Yet Wong says that by combining the ideas of humans with the capabilities of technology, he hopes to create 'something that hasn't been seen before.' The use of AI to create artwork is controversial. Earlier this year, more than 6,500 people signed an open letter calling on Christie's New York to cancel a sale dedicated solely to art created with the technology — the first of its kind for a major auction house. The sale, which went ahead, brought in $729,000. Critics say that AI art lacks originality and artists complain that it's based on copyrighted images. Wong doesn't directly use AI-generated images. Instead of 'training AI Gemini to copy the masters' artwork' says Wong, he wrote an algorithm to mimic how the master's work. He says that the paintings he and AI Gemini create are original but adds that people attending his exhibitions will still sometimes exclaim, 'It's not art!' Others are experimenting with combining robotics and art. A humanoid robot named Ai-Da is prompted by AI to create a painting, and artist Sougwen Chung has trained robots to paint with them on large canvases. Wong believes in innovation as a creative force. 'Technology and art have never been separated,' he says. He points to the invention of the paint brush — in China the tool became widespread during the Han dynasty, which lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD — that enabled art forms like calligraphy. He adds that in the 15th century, artists including Leonardo da Vinci used innovative techniques like linear perspective, a mathematical system that uses a series of converging lines to create perspective in drawings and paintings. 'The master always has a secret recipe to do their work,' he says. 'They always use the latest technology at the time.' Employing artificial intelligence in art is simply a continuation of the trend, he believes, and one that is inevitable. 'AI has become a part of life, and people still cannot really accept it, especially when it comes to art,' says Wong. But, he adds: 'You cannot escape AI.'
