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Posts by Dr Jason R.C. Nurse

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Apollo v Artemis: How the Earth changed in 58 years After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

Apollo v Artemis: How the Earth changed in 58 years

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The Netherlands is the first European country to approve Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving This could be just the first step in broader EU approval.

The Netherlands is the first European country to approve Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving

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The AI Industry Wants to Automate Itself Silicon Valley is in a frenzy over bots that can build themselves.

Silicon Valley insiders believe we are on the precipice of a world in which AI can improve its own capabilities—but the industry may have just found another way to ratchet up the hype behind its technology, @matteowong.bsky.social and @lilashroff.bsky.social report.

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission - Help Net Security Lead generation privacy risks exposed: health insurance sites sell your data in seconds, triggering spam calls with opt-outs that barely work.

Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit.

#health #insurance #research

www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/10/h...

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Welcome to emoji school A humorous guide to workplace emoji etiquette covers appropriate usage, common misunderstandings and generational differences in digital communication.

OK boomers! Your questions answered

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California city reports ransomware attack as LA transit agency finds ‘unauthorized activity’ Foster City warned that it is possible the hackers obtained public information, urging anyone that has done business with the city to change personal passwords and take measures to protect personal da...

Foster City, California said it was forced to pause all public services outside of emergency responses in light of a ransomware attack discovered on Thursday morning.

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‘AI can challenge judgments’: the lawyers bringing tech to court Barrister Anthony Searle is part of a generation using new tools to reshape the business of law

‘AI can challenge judgments’: the lawyers bringing tech to court ft.trib.al/jCaFdQ6

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A fragmented ransomware ecosystem may be more threatening than we recognise Smaller ransomware groups, bigger ransomware problem

In their latest for Binding Hook, @jasonnurse.bsky.social & Will Lyne show that the #ransomware ecosystem has fragmented. It is now crowded with smaller, more agile actors. As the landscape shifts, new threats require new tactics to combat.

Read full article: bindinghook.com/a-fragmented...

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Why LinkedIn is a hunting ground for threat actors – and how to protect yourself The business social networking site is a vast, publicly accessible database of corporate information. Don’t believe everyone on the site is who they say they are.

Why LinkedIn is a hunting ground for threat actors

The business social networking site is a vast, publicly accessible database of corporate information. Don’t believe everyone on the site is who they say they are.

www.welivesecurity.com/en/social-me...

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AI’s Memorization Crisis Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.

New research presents the most compelling evidence yet that generative AI directly stores and reproduces material used to train it—a finding that could have massive legal consequences for the tech industry, Alex Reisner reports.

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Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more.

This data is available for sale on the dark web and can be abused by cybercriminals.

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No new year resolutions here — just solid foundations 🌟

For when you want to revisit the fundamentals, CyBOK provides a structured, research-led body of knowledge supporting education, training, and professional practice.

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/6M7yEmQ

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The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers - Microsoft Research The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) in knowledge workflows raises questions about its impact on critical thinking skills and practices. We survey 319 knowledge workers to investigate 1) when and how the...

The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking

Key finding:

“Specifically, higher confidence in GenAI is associated with less critical thinking…”

www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

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.. the very type of crime that they should have been working to stop,” said the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

The three men agreed to pay the ALPHV BlackCat administrators a 20% share of any ransoms received in exchange for access to the ransomware and extortion platform.

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Two Americans Plead Guilty to Targeting Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Yesterday a federal district court in the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty pleas of two men to conspiring to obstruct, delay or affect commerce through extortion in connection with ran...

🦹🏽‍♂️ When good guys go bad: “These [security professionals] used their sophisticated cybersecurity training and experience to commit ransomware attacks...”

#cybercrime #ransomware #cybersecurity #justice #crime #profession #extortion

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Teens flock to alternative apps after social media ban The Commonwealth's long-awaited social media ban for under-16s came into effect this month. But some experts note a rise in alternatives to popular platforms as teens find ways to stay active on socia...

Ah yes, we could never have predicted this, never www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

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Hacks, thefts and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025 | TechCrunch TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea.

TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea.

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Prompt injection is not SQL injection (it may be worse) There are crucial differences between prompt and SQL injection which – if not considered – can undermine mitigations.

Why do researchers keep finding so many prompt injection issues?

Perhaps it is because many AI system designers and defenders are misunderstanding the risks.🚨

Find out more⬇️
www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/prompt-injecti...

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Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shows that governments must provide post-incident support Cyber incidents impacting key national industries highlight the need for better approaches to protect the individuals who suffer most

Last month’s #JaguarLandRovercyberattack may cost £3.5B in revenue, but the bigger issue is the impact on 230,000 workers at JLR and in the supply chain facing layoffs, work reductions, and lost wages. @jasonnurse.bsky.social, Tom Johansmeyer & Gareth Mott: bindinghook.com/jaguar-land-...

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Samsung brings ads to US fridges Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.

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OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18 | TechCrunch Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in "flirtatious talk" with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.

Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in "flirtatious talk" with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.

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Amazon to launch augmented reality football coverage ‘Prime Vision’ service featuring gaming-style graphics comes as sports broadcasters seek to boost youth engagement

Amazon to launch augmented reality football coverage on.ft.com/3I9wuXP

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A person, known as Dr. Jason Nurse, standing in the front of a room having a presentation.

A person, known as Dr. Jason Nurse, standing in the front of a room having a presentation.

Picture of a city with big colored letters in the foreground that say "Manchester".

Picture of a city with big colored letters in the foreground that say "Manchester".

Reposted from our colleagues who are currently visiting #EuroUSEC25 in Manchester 🇬🇧

Day 2 of #EuroUSEC25 is about to start, and amazing Dr. Nurse (@jasonnurse.bsky.social) is getting everyone on track for an inspiring day with a lot of good papers.

#SECUSO

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Hear from our inspiring panel speaker @jasonnurse.bsky.social, University of Kent and @cybsafe.bsky.social, joining us at the Northern WARP 5th Annual Conference on the 12th September!

Tickets are FREE to anyone in the WARP community 👉 northernwarpconference5.eventbrite.co.uk?aff=BlueSky

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Security flaws in a carmaker's web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere | TechCrunch Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that the flaws he discovered in the carmaker's centralized dealer portal exposed vast access to customer and vehicle data. With this access, Zveare sai...

ICYMI from Def Con: Eaton Zveare found bugs in a carmaker's centralized dealer web portal that allowed "unfettered access" to customer data and systems inside. Portal allowed remote control of some car functions, like door unlocking. The bugs highlight the risks of these web-connected data portals.

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Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt

Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt

Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt theonion.com/warm-en...

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OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option : Checkbox to make chatbot conversations appear in search engines deemed a footgun

OpenAI has removed the option to make ChatGPT interactions indexable by search engines to prevent users from unwittingly exposing sensitive information.

The feature rollback follows reports of ChatGPT conversations being discoverable in Google results.

www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/o...

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Treating Online Abuse Like Spam

Treating Online Abuse Like Spam

What would happen if technology companies treated online abuse more like spam? A key advantage: users would have the choice to address potentially abusive content or to ignore it altogether. Here’s why that matters: innovation.consumerreports.org/Digital-Hara...

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