Criminals are Using AI We’re seeing the very early stages of criminals using AI. And that’s because we’ve really seen an evolution in cyber crime. It’s arguably within the last five years that we’ve seen the emergence of the cybercriminal who’s in it for the money. Not too lon...
AI and ML Misuses and Abuses at Present The features that make AI and ML systems integral to businesses — such as providing automated predictions by analyzing large volumes of data and discovering patterns that arise — are the very same features that cybercriminals...
“For instance, when AI techniques are to be used to identify clients suspected of criminal activity, it must first be shown that this AI treats all clients fairly with respect to sensitive characteristics (such as where they were born),” van den Berg says. Lars Haringa, a data scientist ...
While controversial, the outcome of the research is hardly surprising. If psychologists are right to suggest humans canmake out criminals from non-criminals, machines should be capable of this too – especially, since neural networks are modeled after the human brain. Still, there’s too many qu...
Chinese police use this technology to find criminals. They even caught six criminals on a famous singer’s concerts in six different cities. 【 2 】 AI is also used in self-driving cars. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The...
This year, Saab is using a new UPS data program called DeliveryDefense, which he says helps them identify addresses that are likely targets for theft. UPS gave CBS News a look at how the program works. The AI-powered program takes a recipient's address and produces a score — a higher...
To increase their success rate in the face of this increased awareness, cybercriminals are now using AI to create highly targeted and personalized attacks that are more difficult for users to identify as phishing — increasing the odds that they will click on a malicious link or open an infecte...
Unfortunately, as with any kind of service that helps developers and infrastructure administrators, cybercriminals have been abusing these services for various illicit operations. Legitimate cloud tunneling services are beneficial to a wide range of people, from home users to large-e...
A few of these cyberattacks enable cybercriminals to trigger or manipulate internet-connected devices remotely. For example, they may force a voice assistant to unlock a smart lock while the homeowner is away, allowing them to break in unnoticed. While such blatant schemes are rare, they’re ...
Scammers are using AI-powered voice-cloning tools to prey on people. But experts say there's a simple way to protect you and your family.