Ange Lavoipierre

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

Google will launch its Gemini AI chatbot for Australian children under 13 within months, the ABC can reveal. The tech giant is rolling out the program in the US this week, with a worldwide launch to follow in the coming months, although no date has yet been specified. The announcement has prompted calls for the government to consider banning AI chatbots for children, in the same way it banned social media for children under 16.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre |Michael Workman

A pro-Russian influence operation has been targeting Australia in the lead-up to this weekend's federal election, the ABC can reveal, attempting to "poison" AI chatbots with propaganda. Pravda Australia presents itself as a news site, but analysts allege it's part of an ongoing plan to retrain Western chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot on "the Russian perspective" and increase division amongst Australians in the long-term.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

Cybercriminals have stolen almost 100 staff logins from workers at Australia's biggest banks, putting those businesses at a higher risk of an attack, according to cyber security researchers. They're warning attackers could ultimately use the leaked logins to gain access to the banks' corporate networks.

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Ange Lavoipierre

By Ange Lavoipierre, ABCCybercriminals have stolen almost 100 staff logins from workers at Australia's biggest banks, putting those businesses at higher risk of mass data theft and ransomware attacks, according to cyber security researchers. The most serious risks arise from the fact that attackers could ultimately use those leaked logins to gain access to the banks' corporate networks, they warned.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Ange Lavoipierre

By Ange Lavoipierre, ABCCybercriminals have stolen almost 100 staff logins from workers at Australia's biggest banks, putting those businesses at higher risk of mass data theft and ransomware attacks, according to cyber security researchers. The most serious risks arise from the fact that attackers could ultimately use those leaked logins to gain access to the banks' corporate networks, they warned.