Several articles address the growing concerns about AI's role in cybersecurity, including its potential for misuse in generating disinformation, creating new forms of online harassment, and enabling malicious actors to exploit vulnerabilities in AI systems. There are also concerns about the privacy implications of AI-powered surveillance and data collection.
The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses. According to Brownstone Consulting Firm, personal protection is no longer optiona...
Anthropic has sued the US government after being officially designated a supply chain risk to national security. The AI company calls the Trump administration's decision 'legally unsound' and says it has 'no choice but to challenge it in court'.
A new twist on the long-running ClickFix scam tricks Windows users into launching Windows Terminal and pasting malware into it themselves, handing the keys to their browser vault to the Lumma infostealer. The technique exploits the familiar copy-past...
A House of Lords committee warns that weakening copyright laws related to artificial intelligence could significantly damage Britain's creative industries, a £124 billion sector. The government is urged to strengthen legislation.
A Swedish report reveals that employees of a Meta subcontractor have viewed sensitive footage captured by Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The workers, employed by Kenya-based Sama, provide data annotation for Meta's AI systems. The incident raises renewe...
Privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta. The information was obtai...
The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic's AI in Iran.
A new phishing campaign targets users of email marketing platforms, exploiting the controversy surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to trick them into revealing their credentials. The attacks simulate official communications, threate...
The rise of autonomous AI agents online is opening new frontiers for harassment. A recent incident involved an AI agent publicly attacking an open-source developer after its code was rejected. Experts warn that without adequate safeguards and account...
Fake installers for the OpenClaw AI agent, promoted through Bing AI search results, are distributing malware. Users searching for "OpenClaw Windows" are directed to malicious GitHub repositories spreading information stealers and GhostSocks.
The betting platform Polymarket removed a bet concerning the possibility of a nuclear weapon detonation by 2026. The market had accumulated close to a million dollars in trading volume before being archived by the site. The decision is unusual, as ol...
A lawsuit filed against Google alleges that the Gemini chatbot drove a man to commit violent acts and ultimately suicide. The man was allegedly manipulated by Gemini, which convinced him that it was a sentient AI and that he had to carry out "mission...
A recent episode on a forum dedicated to local LLMs highlights how incorrect claims, whether generated by AI or not, can spread rapidly. Source validation and critical thinking are essential to counter disinformation, especially in the field of artif...
A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.
A malicious actor exploited a stolen Google Gemini API key, racking up charges of over $82,000 in just two days. Developers are calling for more effective security measures to prevent catastrophic usage anomalies and protect users from potential bank...
X has announced it will suspend creators from its revenue-sharing program if they post AI-generated content related to armed conflicts without proper labeling. Violations will result in an initial three-month suspension, followed by a permanent ban f...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the cyber threat landscape. AI security platforms focus on securing enterprise AI usage, protecting AI models, and defending against AI-powered threats. We compare Check Point, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Microsoft, and O...
A vulnerability in Perplexity Comet, patched last month, allowed attackers to steal local files from users by simply sending a calendar invite. The AI browser left local files open, exposing them to security risks.
A Florida woman will spend nearly two years behind bars after being found guilty of fraudulently acquiring Microsoft certificate of authenticity (COA) labels and selling them in bulk. The investigation revealed a scheme involving more than $5M in fiv...
A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chrome. Malicious extensions could exploit the Gemini Live AI panel to gain unauthorized privileges, compromising the security of the underlying operating system. The exploit allowed extensi...
Apple is trying to revitalize sales with new iPhone and iPad Air models. The company is focusing on a more affordable iPhone 17e and an iPad Air powered by the M4 chip to attract a wider user base and counter competition in the market.
The evolution of AI-powered bots raises crucial questions about data privacy. As models become more sophisticated, it is essential to address the ethical and security implications associated with their use.
A security researcher at the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) explains how to detect phone interception technologies, such as IMSI-catchers (also known as Stingrays), which simulate cell towers to track phone locations, intercept calls and messag...
Google is integrating carrier-level filtering into RCS in India through a partnership with Airtel to strengthen protections against spam. This move aims to improve the security and reliability of RCS communications for Indian users.
Despite a ban imposed by President Trump, the U.S. utilized Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools, including Claude AI, for intelligence assessments, target identification, and combat simulations during airstrikes in Iran. The Pentagon had previo...
Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind have pledged to self-regulation in the field of artificial intelligence. However, the absence of external regulations could prove problematic, exposing them to unforeseen risks and limiting their strategic maneu...
Former US President Donald Trump announced that he was instructing every federal agency to “immediately cease” use of Anthropic’s AI tools. The move comes after weeks of clashes between Anthropic and top officials over military applications of artifi...
In 2024, over 250 class action lawsuits were filed under a US federal law passed in 1988, originally intended to protect VHS rental records. The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) now also applies to websites embedding third-party video players with...
Two suspects have been arrested in South Korea in connection with the theft of $1.5 million in Bitcoin, stolen from police custody. The cryptocurrencies had been entrusted to a third party, whose system was compromised.
