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Monday 2 November

Hackers Exploit ChatGPT's Popularity With Fake Billing Notices That Target Credit Cards and OTPs

AI-generated summary Fortra released findings regarding a phishing campaign that impersonates OpenAI with fake ChatGPT Plus billing notices designed to steal credit card details and one-time passwords. The operation uses a live operator dashboard and repeated polling to capture financial information while victims wait on a loading screen.

Telecom AI ROI below 3% with Nvidia the 'sun' of the AI-ecosystem: GSMA

AI-generated summary GSMA released its third-quarter report detailing that approximately 66% of tracked telecom artificial intelligence deployments are now operational across more than 760 operators worldwide. The research shows artificial intelligence currently contributes about 2.5% of revenue for telecom operators while Nvidia ranks first among publicly announced telecom artificial intelligence partnerships.

Hackers Impersonate ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity AI Bots to Hunt for Passwords and API Keys

AI-generated summary Cequence researchers released findings about a malicious scanning campaign where actors impersonated artificial intelligence bots to search for passwords and API keys. The actor reached 48 percent of Cequence-protected organizations receiving AI bot traffic on one October day by requesting configuration files and cloud credentials.

What Does Modern Healthcare Look Like In The Age Of AI?

AI-generated summary Dan Riskin released a peer-reviewed Pragmatic Registry of patients with moderate-to-severe asthma by applying advanced artificial intelligence to key clinical concepts sampled and measured for accuracy against clinician review. Applying this level of rigor to healthcare data ensures that artificial intelligence can learn safely from routine patient experiences and help improve the standard of care.

Nebul deploys Nvidia GPUs at Datacenter United campus in Belgium

AI-generated summary Nebul plans to expand its European AI cloud leasing capacity into Belgium by contracting a second data center location at the Datacenter United campus in Machelen. The site will host a new SuperCluster with more than 1,000 liquid-cooled Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs in GB300 NVL72 systems supplied by Lenovo to meet regional demand.

Cursor Removes Malicious Claude Code 2.1.313 Extension From Its Marketplace

AI-generated summary According to the report, a malicious Claude Code 2.1.313 extension is rumored to have been distributed through the marketplace before its removal. Cursor says it removed the extension, rebuilt its marketplace after rotating keys, and worked with the hosting provider to take the attacker’s server offline.

Also covered by The Decoder Fast Company Ars Technica

Claude Code extension poisoned with persistent SSH backdoor

AI-generated summary A tampered build of Anthropic's Claude Code extension for editors planted an SSH backdoor on developers' machines. Phorion found version 2.1.313 on Open VSX, while Cursor said up to 5,000 users were affected.

Also covered by Cyber Security News
Earlier: Claude Code's “Don't Ask Again” File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHub

While Americans turn against data centers, Brazil offers tax breaks and cheap power, representing a potential ‘release valve’ for U.S. constraints

Lula, who won reelection to the Brazilian presidency, signed REDATA into law in September.

AI-generated summary President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released a law cutting taxes on qualifying data center equipment to make building them less expensive. The government hopes that bringing more computing capacity into the country will help Brazilian businesses develop AI products and rely less on foreign services.