US feds say AI-generated prompt outputs can’t be copyrighted
If you use an AI image or text generator to make a work of “art,” does it belong to you? Or, in more relevant legal terms, can you copyright and sell the output while preventing…
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Feds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC’s X account, boosting Bitcoin’s price
Federal authorities announced Thursday the arrest of a man in Alabama, accusing him of participating in the hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission X account earlier this year. Eric Council Jr. was indicted…
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Getty Images Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial…
Feds subpoena YouTube viewers for certain videos
We’ve all made that joke, “Searching for this in Google is gonna get me on an FBI watch list.” But according to a recent report, that might actually be true if you watched some very…
Feds bust fake antivirus sellers for support fraud
If you frequent certain portions of the internet, you’ve almost certainly seen pop-ups warning you that your PC is infested with all manner of creepy-crawly viruses. The ad is fake, and so is the software…
Feds hack LockBit, LockBit springs back. Now what?
Days after it was knocked offline by a sweeping, years-in-the-making law enforcement operation, the notorious Russia-based LockBit ransomware group has returned to the dark web with a new leak site complete with a number of…
After years of losing, it’s finally feds’ turn to troll ransomware group
Getty Images After years of being outmaneuvered by snarky ransomware criminals who tease and brag about each new victim they claim, international authorities finally got their chance to turn the tables, and they aren’t squandering…
Feds Warn of AndroxGh0st Botnet Targeting AWS, Azure, and Office 365 Credentials
?Jan 17, 2024?NewsroomBotnet / Cloud Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that threat actors deploying the AndroxGh0st malware are creating a botnet for “victim…