At the March 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – which was held on Friday, March 15, 2024 - Four categories were discussed as framing for the discussion: The speed with which artificial intelligence …
UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, …
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Hacker Caught Stealing Personal Data of 132,000 Individuals Pleads Guilty
A man from Meridian, Idaho, pleads guilty to hacking-related charges over cyberattacks he conducted in 2017 and 2018. Investigators found evidence that the man targeted over a dozen organizations that …
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Exponential Technology Stack Convergence: Generative AI-enabled Blockchain Networks
Throughout 2024, we expect disproportionate disruption when the exponential tech stack starts to converge. One of the most promising of these exponential technological intersections will be …
Cybercriminals Spoof US Government Organizations in BEC, Phishing Attacks
Since at least 2021, organizations in the US have faced targeted phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaigns by a threat actor known as TA4903, as revealed by Proofpoint. The attacks aimed …
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Nigerian BEC Scammer Pleads Guilty in US Court
Henry Onyedikachi Echefu, a Nigerian national residing in South Africa at the time, pleaded guilty in a US court to participating in a business email compromise (BEC) fraud scheme, which operated …
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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Exceeded $12.5 Billion in 2023
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its 2023 annual report, showing a nearly 10% increase in cybercrime complaints compared to the previous year. With over 880,000 complaints …
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By 2026, Online Content Generated by Non-humans Will Vastly Outnumber Human Generated Content
One of the most powerful takeaways from OODAcon 2023 was a qualitative anecdote shared on the "Cyber Risks of Emerging Technologies" panel discussion: “We are fast approaching a “tipping point” – when …
OODA CEO Matt Devost and OODA Network Members Review the OODA Almanac 2024 – Reorientation
Every year, we also use one of our monthly meetings for a discussion of the annual OODA Almanac with the OODA Network. This conversation took place at the February 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – …
Welcome to the Era of BadGPTs
A new crop of nefarious chatbots with names like “BadGPT” and “FraudGPT” are springing up on the darkest corners of the web, as cybercriminals look to tap the same artificial intelligence behind …