October 20, 2023 at 01:24PM The Philippine defense chief has issued an order prohibiting defense personnel and the military from using applications that employ artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits. The defense secretary stated that these apps pose significant security and privacy risks and can be used for malicious activities such as identity theft and … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 04:52PM Former U.S. Navy IT manager Marquis Hooper has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining and selling US citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII) on the dark web. Hooper and his wife, Natasha Renee Chalk, illegally obtained sensitive personal information from 9,000 people and sold … Read more
October 18, 2023 at 10:24AM San Francisco-based fraud prevention startup Darwinium has secured $18m in a Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from seed-stage investors Blackbird, Airtree Ventures and Accomplice. The company aims to build technology that helps businesses combat bots, scams and online abuse, combining digital security with fraud … Read more