United States law enforcement this week took down the Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets, a slate of cybercriminal tools that have infected more than 3 million devices around the world, including many inside home networks, and have been used to carry out record-breaking cyberattacks. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of iPhones are currently vulnerable to takeover by a new tool called Dar...
While the takedown of cybercriminal botnets is a positive development, the emergence of DarkSword and the FBI's phone location data purchases raise concerns about privacy and security. The exposure of Sears Home Services AI bot Samantha's calls and the use of women in AI scams underscores the need for ethical considerations in AI development. Meta's decision to eliminate encryption for Instagram Direct Messages could set a dangerous precedent, potentially compromising user privacy. The collabora...