Category «Cybercrime»

US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers, your apps and devices

The Conversation: “The U.S. government “is able to purchase Americans’ sensitive data because the information it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly. The federal government is also ramping up its abilities to directly collect data through partnerships with private tech companies. These surveillance tech partnerships are becoming entrenched, …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 25, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 25, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Privacy, Social Media

Anthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized Users

Bloomberg (Gift Article): “A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model, a technology that the company says is so powerful it can enable dangerous cyberattacks, according to a person familiar with the matter and documentation viewed by Bloomberg News. A handful of users in a private online forum gained …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 18, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 18, 2026 Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss, highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Insurance carriers quietly back away from covering AI outputs

CSO: “Several major insurance carriers have begun to back away from providing cybersecurity and other insurance to companies using AI to run internal processes, insiders say. While there’s no standard response to customer use of AI in the insurance market, many carriers are now quietly declining to write policies for claims related to AI-generated outputs …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

The Atlantic Gift Article: What happens when AI can hack everything? – “For the past several weeks, Anthropic says it secretly possessed a tool potentially capable of commandeering most computer servers in the world. This is a bot that, if unleashed, might be able to hack into banks, exfiltrate state secrets, and fry crucial infrastructure. …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 11, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 11, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Privacy

What’s A law firm to do when client files leak on the Dark Web

Richard Freiberg CPA – “When a law firm experiences a data breach the consequences extend far beyond reputational harm. Increasingly, attackers exfiltrate entire client files including documents filed under seal or protected by attorney–client privilege—and post them on the dark web. and law firms must navigate a complex mix of ethical duties, procedural obligations, and …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet

FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year

Bleeping Computer: “U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. The figure continues the year-over-year record trend as it is up 26% compared to 2024, when Americans lost $16.6 billion to cybercrime. A …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Economy, ID Theft, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled

Platformer – The company says it has built its most dangerous model yet. “Can its coalition of internet companies fix the internet before others catch up? Two weeks ago, Anthropic accidentally leaked the existence of what the company said was its most powerful artificial intelligence to date: a new model, known as Claude Mythos Preview, …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines