Dec 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananMachine Learning / Threat Analysis Cybersecurity researchers have found that it’s possible to use large language models (LLMs) to generate new variants of malicious JavaScript code at scale in a manner that can better evade detection. “Although LLMs struggle to create malware from scratch, criminals can easily use them to rewrite or … Read more
Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected the state’s argument that greenhouse gases released from Montana fossil fuel projects are minuscule on … Read more
Alessandra Fratini and Giorgia Lo Tauro, Fratini Vergano European lawyers Photo credit: via Wikimedia Commons Introduction On 4 October 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment in Lindenapotheke (Case C-21/23), a case concerning the online sale of pharmacy-only medicinal products and its implications … Read more
A 72-year old man who smoked cigarettes for 55 years starting when he was 10-years old and suffered two bouts of cancer has won a $20.7 million verdict in a case against tobacco companies. A jury in Massachusetts Superior Court for Middlesex County found that cigarettes made by R.J. Reynolds and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco … Read more
A no-confidence vote triggered by a dispute over the French budget has led to the collapse of the country’s government. Camilla Locatelli writes that France’s fiscal challenges offer important lessons for the rest of Europe. On 4 December, the French government collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a vote of no confidence. The vote … Read more