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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Prosecutors Probe Hacking-for-Hire Operation

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus, why some artificial intelligence workers say they’re afraid of voicing concerns. And Databricks is buying data-management startup Tabular in a bid for AI customers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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slash Wall Street. Here's your T&B Tech Minute for Tuesday, June 4th. I'm

0:21.2

Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal. We're exclusively reporting

0:25.1

that US prosecutors are investigating a global hacking for hire operation

0:30.4

among those allegedly targeted by hackers, opponents of hedge fund firm Elliot management and oil giant ExxonMobil.

0:38.0

That's according to court documents and people familiar with the matter.

0:41.0

Neither Elliot nor Exxon has been accused of wrongdoing. Exxon said

0:45.5

it hasn't been involved in any hacking activities and an Elliot spokesman said that the firm,

0:50.5

quote, is not aware of this alleged investigation and has not been contacted

0:54.9

by any government officials about the matter.

0:58.0

A group of workers in the artificial intelligence industry say they are afraid to voice their concerns around the

1:04.0

tech's potential threat to humanity. In a letter release today more than a dozen

1:08.3

current and former employees of open AI Google's Deep Mind and Anthropic, said confidentiality agreements, a lack of

1:16.3

whistleblower protections, and the fear of retaliation prevents them from discussing concerns.

1:22.1

They called for the companies to create reporting channels

1:24.4

for employees to voice concerns inside and outside the firms. In response to the letter,

1:29.6

Open AI said it has an anonymous integrity hotline and doesn't release technology

1:34.3

until it has created necessary safeguards. Deep mind ananthropic didn't

1:38.3

immediately respond to requests for comment and we should note News Corp

1:42.3

owner of the Wall Street Journal, has a content licensing

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