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Scientists Reveal: We’re Nearly Living in a Simulation. AI Can Help Us Hack and Escape

The potential pathways through which AI could help us escape a simulated reality are both fascinating and complex. One approach could involve AI discovering and manipulating the underlying algorithms that govern the simulation. By understanding these algorithms, AI could theoretically alter the simulation’s parameters or even create a bridge to the “real” world outside the simulation.

Another approach involves using AI to enhance our cognitive and perceptual abilities, enabling us to detect inconsistencies or anomalies within the simulation. These anomalies, often referred to as “glitches,” could serve as clues pointing to the artificial nature of our reality. For instance, moments of déjà vu or inexplicable phenomena might be more than just quirks of human perception—they could be signs of the simulation’s imperfections.

While the idea of escaping a simulation is intriguing, it also raises profound ethical and existential questions. For one, if we were to confirm that we are indeed living in a simulation, what would that mean for our understanding of free will, identity, and the meaning of life? Moreover, the act of escaping the simulation could have unforeseen consequences. If the simulation is designed to sustain and nurture human life, breaking free from it might expose us to a harsher and more dangerous reality.

Cybercriminals Exploit HTTP Headers for Credential Theft via Large-Scale Phishing Attacks

It also follows the discovery of a stealthy threat actor that presents itself as a legitimate enterprise and has been advertising automated CAPTCHA-solving services at scale to other cybercriminals and helping them infiltrate IT networks.

Dubbed Greasy Opal by Arkose Labs, the Czech Republic-based “cyber attack enablement business” is believed to have been operational since 2009, offering to customers a toolkit of sorts for credential stuffing, mass fake account creation, browser automation, and social media spam at a price point of $190 and an additional $10 for a monthly subscription.

The product portfolio runs the cybercrime gamut, allowing them to develop a sophisticated business model by packaging several services together. The entity’s revenues for 2023 alone are said to be no less than $1.7 million.

New PIXHELL acoustic attack leaks secrets from LCD screen noise

A novel acoustic attack named ‘PIXHELL’ can leak secrets from air-gapped and audio-gapped systems, and without requiring speakers, through the LCD monitors they connect to.

In a PIXHELL attack, malware modulates the pixel patterns on LCD screens to induce noise in the frequency range of 0–22 kHz, carrying encoded signals within those acoustic waves that can be captured by nearby devices such as smartphones.

The researchers’ tests showed that data exfiltration is possible at a maximum distance of 2 meters (6.5 ft), achieving a data rate of 20 bits per second (bps).

Insurance software giant reveals nearly a million customers hit by ransomware risk

Young Consulting has confirmed it lost sensitive data on almost a million people in a ransomware attack that happened earlier in 2024.

The company confirmed the news by sending out data breach notification letters to exactly 954,177 customers, which said it became aware of “technical difficulties” in its computer environment in mid-April 2024.