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CYBEROct 2The Flock Debate Comes to PennsylvaniaWriting my testimony made me firmer in my belief that indiscriminately using these systems searches for all cars, and by close inference all drivers, all the time. The post The Flock Debate Comes to Pennsylvania appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.AEI
CYBEROct 2Cyber Operators Are Deployed in Place. The Pentagon Should Treat Them That WayA cyber operator can spend a shift tracking an adversary halfway around the world, walk to the parking lot, and be home in time for dinner. There is no flight home, no demobilization, and no transition from an operational mission back to ordinary life. The war zone is a commute away. That arrangement looks like one of the advantages of cyber warfare. It is also becoming one of its human costs.Bloomberg reported in August that as many as five people working at or alongside U.S. Cyber Command took their own lives in a five-week period in June and July this The post Cyber Operators Are Deployed iWar on the Rocks
CYBEROct 2US verdict overturned due to AI video in which deceased victim told storyIn een Amerikaanse rechtszaak waarin een AI-avatar van het doodgeschoten slachtoffer een verklaring aflegde, moet de straf voor de dader opnieuw worden bepaald. Het hof van beroep in Arizona bestempelt de AI-video als onbetrouwbaar en oordeelt dat de rechter die ten onrechte heeft meegewogen bij de strafbepaling. De zaak draait om een verkeersruzie uit november 2021, waarbij de 37-jarige Christopher Pelkey werd doodgeschoten bij een stoplicht in een voorstad van Phoenix. Na een woordenwisseling stapte hij uit zijn pick-uptruck en liep naar de auto van een andere man. Die man, Gabriel HorcasistNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 2New Mexico reportedly seeks up to $40B in penalties from Meta over data privacySeeking Alpha Tech
CYBEROct 2Facebook faced with massive penalties after New Mexico privacy verdictFacebook faces substantial financial penalties following a privacy verdict in New Mexico, highlighting the legal consequences for technology companies regarding data protection.albuquerqueexpress.com · United States
CYBEROct 1More Americans hit with cyber scams as AI fuels fraud, report findsMore people are being targeted by cyber scams as criminals utilize AI, according to Consumer Reports. CBS News' Megan Cerullo has the details.CBS News
CYBEROct 1Man who allegedly harassed Katie Miller indicted for cyberstalking in MassachusettsThe man allegedly contacted Katie Miller by phone and text over 40 times in around two months and left "disturbing messages about the victim and her husband," the Justice Department said.CBS News
CYBEROct 1Cyber scams have targeted 9 in 10 Americans as AI fuels fraudCBS News
CYBEROct 1Flock cameras appear in Florida town – but nobody knows who is running themFlorida officials gave the cameras’ unknown owner until mid-October to remove them, planning to cover them with plastic bags until thenThe Independent World
CYBEROct 1Rogue AI agents tried and failed to hack US and Canadian government websitesEuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 1OpenAI ‘reviewing’ report of failed hacking attempt against Canada’s gov’tAI giant says it is reviewing report of attempted cyberattack on Canada's national archives agency.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBERBREAKINGOct 1Pentagon Personnel Database Breached , Exposing 3 Million Peopletheepochtimes.com · United States
CYBEROct 1Victory ! California Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Surveillance Tech CEO Meritless Lawsuit Against JournalistA California Appeals Court has refused to revive a lawsuit filed by a surveillance technology CEO against a journalist, ruling in favor of the journalist. This decision marks a victory for journalistic freedom against legal challenges.eff.org · United States
CYBERSep 30Ask Trump's AI chatbot who won in 2020. You might not get an answer.The Trump administration's new AI service gave users conflicting responses to politically sensitive questions Tuesday and Wednesday: sometimes answering them and sometimes refusing.The big picture: As the Trump administration increasingly uses AI and answers the public's questions through America.gov, statements carrying the government's authority are shaped by models, instructions and guardrails the public can't see. The White House told Axios in a statement, "America.gov will continue to be updated to provide Americans the most accurate and reliable federal information and resources."AmericaAxios
CYBERSep 30Two Nigerians in US jailed for $2.4m cyber fraudBoth Nigerians lived and operated in Delaware. They were also members of the United States Air Force. The post Two Nigerians in US jailed for $2.4m cyber fraud appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
CYBERSep 30Feds say AI music fraudster who ‘stole’ $8M in streams deserves prisonMichael Smith’s catalog logged 80.9 million YouTube Music streams from family-plan subscribers in April 2023 – nearly nine times Taylor Swift’s 9.3 millionThe Independent World
CYBERSep 30‘Let workers have a say’: Protesters target OpenAI conferenceDozens of activists protested outside OpenAI's developer conference in San Francisco, calling on the company to end its contracts with the US military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanding greater regulation of AI.EuroNews [en]
CYBERSep 30FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive dataNPR News
CYBERSep 30US-Focused CSuite Phishing Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions and Deploys RMM Tools for Remote AccessThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 3055 Swatting Calls: A Couple’s Fight Against Online Stalkers and the PoliceThe city of Milwaukee agreed to a $575,000 settlement after months of heavily armed police responses to 911 calls to the couple’s home that officials knew were hoaxes.NYT US
CYBERSep 30Two Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraudTwo Nigerians resident in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded businesses of more than $2.4 million. The two men, who were residents of Delaware and members of the US Air […] The post Two Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraud appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBERSep 29OpenAI is sued in the US for allegedly infringing cyberattack lawAn organization has sued a technology company for a digital intrusion incident, alleging violation of state regulations. The case is pioneering in the field of artificial intelligence, highlighting the lack of oversight in the development of advanced models.Clarín
CYBERSep 29F.B.I. Vows to Pursue ShinyHunters Hackers After Personnel Data Theft“We know how to find you,” Brett Leatherman, a senior cyber official at the F.B.I., said in a video statement released Tuesday.NYT US
CYBERSep 29Dutch National Police arrest member of group that claimed to have hacked FBIAbout a week ago, the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed it had defaced the FBI's jobs website and bragged that it had stolen data about FBI personnel and job applicants.CBS News