Artificial intelligence (AI) is nothing without data. Hence, the underlying assumption has been that whoever wins the AI race must have a pool of training data that’s not just vast but better than others. Take OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Meta’s Llama 3.1 as examples; they run on 1.7 trillion and 405 billion parameters, respectively, and have gained popularity due to their gigantic training datasets. Each newly released large language model (LLM) often shatters the parameter record of its predecessor,...

Botnets never really go away. They just find new ways to creep back in. A prime example is Mozi, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that first appeared in 2019 with origins allegedly tied to China. It was thought to have been wiped out in August of 2023 by Chinese Law Enforcement, but recent revelations suggest otherwise. Many industry reports point to a connection between the Mozi botnet and a new variant: Androxyh0st. Apart from its connection with Mozi, CheckPoint recently pointed out the...