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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

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In June 2024, booking.com told the BBC that phishing attacks targeting travelers had increased 900 percent, and that thieves taking advantage of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools were the primary driver of this trend. Booking.com told the BCC the company had started using AI to fight AI-based phishing attacks.

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Glut of Fake LinkedIn Profiles Pits HR Against the Bots

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Several readers pointed out one likely source — the website thispersondoesnotexist.com, which makes using artificial intelligence to create unique headshots a point-and-click exercise. Random testing of the profile photos shows they resemble but do not match other photos posted online.

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Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi

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Also known as “ Assad Faiq” and “ The Godfather ,” Iza is the 30-something founder of a cryptocurrency investment platform called Zort that advertised the ability to make smart trades based on artificial intelligence technology.

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The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

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In June 2024, a Mandiant employee told Bloomberg that UNC5537 members have made death threats against cybersecurity experts investigating the hackers, and that in one case the group used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of a researcher to harass them.

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A Single Cloud Compromise Can Feed an Army of AI Sex Bots

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Researchers say these illicit chat bots, which use custom jailbreaks to bypass content filtering, often veer into darker role-playing scenarios, including child sexual exploitation and rape. Image: Shutterstock.

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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

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Tony said he had just signed up for Google’s Gemini AI (an artificial intelligence platform formerly known as “Bard”), and mistakenly believed the call was part of that service.