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The FBI and cybersecurity agencies in Canada and the Netherlands say they have taken down an almost 1,000-strong Twitter bot farm set up by Russian state-run RT News that used generative AI to spread disinformation to Americans and others. The international crime busters seized two web domains and 968 X accounts that were integral parts of the bot farm, the US Department of Justice said in a statement Tuesday.
Almost a thousand Twitter accounts controlled by a large bot farm pushing Russian propaganda and domains used to register the bots were taken down in a joint international law enforcement...
Week in review: A need for a DDoS response plan, human oversight in AI-enhanced software development
4 key steps to building an incident response planIn this Help Net Security interview, Mike Toole, head of security and IT at Blumira, discusses the components of an effective security incident response strategy and how they work together to ensure organizations can address cybersecurity issues. Maintaining human oversight in AI-enhanced software developmentIn this Help Net Security interview, Martin Reynolds, Field CTO at Harness, discusses how AI can enhance the security of software development and deployment.
Over the past six months, there has been a notable surge in Android financial threats - malware targeting victims' mobile banking funds, whether in the form of 'traditional' banking malware or, more recently, cryptostealers, according to ESET. Vidar infostealer targets Windows users. Infostealing malware can now be found impersonating generative AI tools, and new mobile malware GoldPickaxe is capable of stealing facial recognition data to create deepfake videos used by the malware's operators to authenticate fraudulent financial transactions.
78% of organizations are tracking AI as an emerging risk while simultaneously adopting the technology themselves, according to AuditBoard. The report, based on a survey of over 400 security professionals in the US involved in their organization's approach to cybersecurity and digital risk, reveals organizations are making significant strides in digital risk management compared to previous years.
Brazil's data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), has temporarily banned Meta from processing users' personal data to train the company's artificial intelligence...
Recently the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) unveiled a new strategy for open-source intelligence (OSINT) and referred to OSINT as the “INT of first resort”. Public and...
In this Help Net Security, Martin Reynolds, Field CTO at Harness, discusses how AI can enhance the security of software development and deployment. Increased reliance on AI-generated code introduces new risks, requiring human oversight and integrated security practices to ensure safe software delivery.
If you've been reading my blog, you've noticed that I have written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I am pleased to announce that we're writing a book on the topic.
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