The future of cyber insurance: Meeting the demand for non-attack coverage

In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Daum, Head of Global Cyber Claims for Allianz Commercial, discusses the significant rise in cyber claims in 2024, driven by an increase in data breaches and ransomware attacks. Daum highlights the need for b… Continue reading The future of cyber insurance: Meeting the demand for non-attack coverage

HarmonyCloak slips silent poison into music to corrupt AI copies

Generative AI systems need to be fed huge amounts of data, with copyrighted materials often on the menu. Musicians may now have a way to fight back with HarmonyCloak, a system that embeds data into songs that can’t be picked up by human ears but will s… Continue reading HarmonyCloak slips silent poison into music to corrupt AI copies

Are Automatic License Plate Scanners Constitutional?

An advocacy groups is filing a Fourth Amendment challenge against automatic license plate readers.

“The City of Norfolk, Virginia, has installed a network of cameras that make it functionally impossible for people to drive anywhere without having their movements tracked, photographed, and stored in an AI-assisted database that enables the warrantless surveillance of their every move. This civil rights lawsuit seeks to end this dragnet surveillance program,” the lawsuit notes. “In Norfolk, no one can escape the government’s 172 unblinking eyes,” it continues, referring to the 172 Flock cameras currently operational in Norfolk. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and has been ruled in many cases to protect against warrantless government surveillance, and the lawsuit specifically says Norfolk’s installation violates that.”…

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AI chatbots can be tricked by hackers into helping them steal your private data

Security researchers have uncovered a new flaw in some AI chatbots that could have allowed hackers to steal personal information from users.

The flaw, which has been named “Imprompter”, which uses a clever trick to hide malicious instructions within… Continue reading AI chatbots can be tricked by hackers into helping them steal your private data

Justice Department rule aims to curb the sale of Americans’ personal data overseas

The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.

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