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X outage, FBI: Webmail/ VPN, Medusa, OpenAI proposal, Google with Gemma 3
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X outage, FBI: Webmail/ VPN, Medusa, OpenAI proposal, Google with Gemma 3

GenAI Safety & Security | March 10 - March 16, 2025

Highlights

🚨 X: Massive Cyberattack!

🛡️ FBI: Gmail, Outlook, 365 & VPN!

💀 Medusa: Triple Extortion!

🤖 OpenAI: "Race Over?"

✨ Google: Safer AI with Gemma.

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Deep Dive:

🚨 X hits Massive Cyberattack The Guardian

  • Outages on March 10th, 2025 in few hours.

  • Claimed by the CEO, Elon Musk.

  • Downdetector showed thousands of reports.

  • IP addresses from Ukraine area.

  • Musk also owned Starlink, a satellite internet.

Heads-up: Backup plan for communication and infrastructure.

🛡️ FBI Urges 2FA for Webmail/VPN Forbes

  • By “Medusa”, an apt name of Ransomware-as-a-service.

  • FBI alert AA25-071A has full technical details.

  • 2FAs, long passwords for all accounts.

  • Keep OS, software, and firmware updated.

  • Disable unused port and command lines.

Heads-up: Immediately enforce security on all webmail, VPN, and critical system accounts.

💀 Medusa's Triple Extortion Scheme The Register

  • Feb 2025: At least 300 victims.

  • Three payments instead of two.

  • Target medical, manufacturing, tech and more.

  • Range from $100,000 to $15M.

  • Uses "living off the land" techniques.

Heads-up: Store multiple copies in an air-gapped location and use network segmentation.

Living off the land example: New 365 Attack (Forbes)

1. Infrastructure Acquisition └── Control M365 Tenants (New/Compromised) └── Exploit Legitimate Microsoft Emails 2. Technical Configuration └── Create Admin Accounts ├── Abuse Mail Forwarding └── Anti-Phishing Evasion 3. Deception Preparation └── Configure 2nd Tenant Org. Name └── Mimic Microsoft Transaction Notification └── Inject Believable Phishing Lure 4. Attack Execution └── Initiate Trial Subscription (1st Tenant) └── Generate Authentic Microsoft Billing Email └── Phishing Email Appears Legitimate (Bypasses DMARC) 5. Victim Engagement └── Microsoft Billing Emails Used └── Fake Support Contact Numbers Included └── Victims Urged to Contact Fake Support

Previous: Microsoft outage and more

🤖 "Over" Without Copyright Changes? Ars Technica

  • OpenAI urges fair use declaration.

  • Argues national security at stake.

  • Wants federal law preempting states.

  • Claims China has data advantage.

  • US: 832 state AI laws 2025.

Heads-up: Our upcoming post about David Sachs.

✨ Safer and Multimodal with Gemma Google

  • ShieldGemma 2 input filter.

  • Responds to image styles.

  • Built on Gemma 3.

  • Supports many frameworks.

  • Open by nature, collaborative.

Heads-up: Gemma 3 is IMPRESSIVE.

google-2025-gemma-3-elo-comparison
Source: Google

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