LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. For…
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Google flags man as sex abuser after he sends photos of child to doctor
Mark noticed something was wrong with his son. His penis was hurting and appeared to be swollen. Since it was a…
Awful 4chan chat bot spouts racial slurs and antisemitic abuse
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm” Science fiction…
Client side scanning may cost more than it delivers
On May 11, 2022, the EU will publicize a proposal for a law on mandatory chat control. The European Commission wants…
Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone
“When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that…
Watch out for LinkedIn fakes who want to get connected
Despite continued warnings of deepfake chaos during major events, things haven’t worked out the way some thought. Those video deepfakes are…
When a deepfake “empire” continues to grow
I’ve been quite vocal on the impact of deepfakes, in terms of where the most harm takes place. Back in 2019,…
Fired by algorithm: The future’s here and it’s a robot wearing a white collar
Black Mirror meets 1984. Imagine that your employer uses a bot to keep track of your “production level.” And when this…
A week in security (April 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on…
Zoom deepfaker fools politicians…twice
We recently said deepfakes “remain the weapon of choice for malign interference campaigns, troll farms, revenge porn, and occasionally humorous celebrity…