Category «Cybercrime»

Agentic AI in the Wild: Lessons from Moltbook and OpenClaw 

Via LLRX – Agentic AI in the Wild: Lessons from Moltbook and OpenClaw – Tools like OpenClaw – the open-source AI agent that underpins Moltbook – are only possible because of the rapidly developing, and publicly available, capabilities of frontier large language models such as Anthropic’s Claude. Ardi Janjeva, Carolyn Ashurst and Rick Hennessy of the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears

Politico: “The European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it had disabled “built-in artificial intelligence features” on corporate tablets after its IT department assessed …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Privacy

Your browser extensions can see every password you type

MakeUseOf: “Browser extensions enhance the functionality of the browser, and most of us have at least one third-party add-on installed. I always keep a handful of Chrome extensions installed for productivity, and some of them are ones I genuinely can’t browse without. Ad blockers, full-page screenshot tools, price comparison trackers, they all seem harmless enough. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Trump set off a surge of AI in the federal government. See what happened.

Washington Post: “As the Trump administration seeks to sweep away obstacles to developing artificial intelligence, the president’s team has brought its zeal for the new technology to the federal government itself. Orders came down from the White House budget office in April urging every corner of the government to deploy AI. “The Federal Government will …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 7, 2026

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 7, 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 complex and …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Don’t lock yourself out of your iPhone

“Tech Brew [reg reqd]: Getting locked out of your Apple Account is the digital equivalent of locking your keys in your car—except your car (iPhone) contains your entire life—including every photo you’ve ever taken. Getting back in isn’t always as quick and easy as calling roadside assistance: Apple’s verification process can often make DMV wait …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 31, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 31, 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-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

White House Scraps ‘Burdensome’ Software Security Rules 

Security Week – “Two Biden-era memorandums have been revoked, but some of the resources they provide can still be used by government organizations.  The White House has announced that software security guidance issued during the Biden administration has been rescinded due to “unproven and burdensome” requirements that prioritized administrative compliance over meaningful security investments. The …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents

Reducing The Threat Of Drive-By Downloads

Via LLRX – Reducing The Threat Of Drive-By Downloads – When people think about malware, they often imagine someone clicking a suspicious attachment or downloading a shady file. In reality, Jerry Lawson describes how one of the most dangerous forms of infection requires no obvious mistake at all. It’s called a drive-by download, and it remains a …

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

If You’ve Installed Any of These 17 Browser Extensions, Delete Them Now

Lifehacker: “Another wave of malicious browser extensions capable of tracking user activity and compromising privacy have been found across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, some of which may have been active for up to five years. The campaign, known as GhostPoster, was identified by Koi Security in December and included 17 Firefox add-ons designed to monitor …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet