Used Hertz? You might want to keep an eye on your credit
If you have ever rented a car from Hertz, you might want to check your credit reports and keep an eye out for any unusual activity. The car rental giant…
AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting 73 Million Current and Former Customers
AT&T revealed over the weekend that the data of 73 million customers, including social security numbers, had been compromised in a data breach—a hack some media outlets state was reported…
Huge Mortgage and Loan Company Suffers Data Breach Impacting 14 Million People
If you’ve ever bought a home with the help of the mortgage and loan firm Mr. Cooper, there’s a good chance that your personal information has been stolen by cybercriminals.…
Victims of Deepfakes Are Fighting Back
Anyone who’s spent a moment observing US political chatter in recent months has probably encountered the following prediction: 2024 will yield the world’s first deepfake election. Rapidly evolving AI video…
23andMe Sued After Hacker Claims Massive Data Breach Impacting Ashkenazi Jews
23andMe, the company that lets you know whether you’re related to your wife or not, appears to be in trouble. Over the weekend, multiple outlets reported that the biotech company…
Google and Universal Music Discuss Making an AI Tool to Replicate Artists’ Voices
Universal Music Group and Google are in discussions to license artists’ voices and melodies for AI-generated content. The two companies are considering developing a tool that people can use to…
Can Congress Catch Up to Deepfakes?
Rep. Yvette Clarke wasn’t exactly surprised when ex-President Donald Trump used an AI voice cloning tool to make Hitler, Elon Musk, and the Devil himself join a Twitter Space to…
U.S. Blacklists Two More Israeli Spyware Companies
The U.S. government placed two Israeli spyware companies on a blacklist this week, all but totally cutting them off from business opportunities with American firms. The move is yet another…
Louisiana Outlaws Sexual Deepfakes of Children
Louisiana has become one of the first states to pass legislation explicitly criminalizing the creation of deepfaked child sexual abuse material. The legislation, called SB175, makes it a crime to…
Four Ways Criminals Could Use AI to Target More Victims
Illustration: Golden Dayz (Shutterstock) Can AI Help with Mental Health? Off English Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to…