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Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

reader comments 155 On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for an AI-powered surveillance future during a company financial meeting, reports Business Insider. During an investor Q&A, Ellison described a world where artificial intelligence systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police… Read More »

Major cryptography blunder in Java enables “psychic paper” forgeries

Getty Images reader comments 37 with 32 posters participating Share this story Organizations using newer versions of Oracle’s Java framework woke up on Wednesday to a disquieting advisory: A critical vulnerability can make it easy for adversaries to forge TLS certificates and signatures, two-factor authentication messages, and authorization credentials generated by a range of widely… Read More »

Oracle vulnerability that executes malicious code is under active attack

reader comments 27 with 19 posters participating Share this story Attackers are targeting a recently patched Oracle WebLogic vulnerability that allows them to execute code of their choice, including malware that makes servers part of a botnet that steals passwords and other sensitive information. WebLogic is a Java enterprise application that supports a variety of… Read More »

Hackers are on the hunt for Oracle servers vulnerable to potent exploit

reader comments 22 with 16 posters participating Share this story Hackers are scanning the Internet for machines that have yet to patch a recently disclosed flaw that force Oracle’s WebLogic server to execute malicious code, a researcher warned Wednesday night. Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute, said his organization’s honeypots had… Read More »