OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker

OpenAI’s new “ChatGPT search” Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome’s settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead. Yesterday, OpenAI launched its new AI search product “ChatGPT Search,” which provides real-time answers to conversational searches on the platform.  “ChatGPT can now search the web in a […]

Google to let businesses create curated Chrome Web Stores for extensions

Google has announced it will soon allow organizations to create their own curated “Enterprise Web Store” of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS, aimed at improving productivity, security, and management for businesses. The new store, planned to enter preview later this year, aims to provide businesses with a dedicated, curated environment for browser extensions […]

OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware

OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks. The report, which focuses on operations since the beginning of the year, constitutes the first official confirmation that generative mainstream AI tools are used to enhance offensive cyber operations. […]

FIN7 hackers launch deepfake nude “generator” sites to spread malware

Image: Midjourney The notorious APT hacking group known as FIN7 has launched a network of fake AI-powered deepnude generator sites to infect visitors with information-stealing malware. FIN7 is believed to be a Russian hacking group that has been conducting financial fraud and cybercrime since 2013, with ties to ransomware gangs, such as DarkSide, BlackMatter, and BlackCat, who recently conducted […]

Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots

Image: MidjourneyNorth Carolina musician Michael Smith was indicted for collecting over $10 million in royalty payments from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music using AI-generated songs streamed by thousands of bots in a massive streaming fraud scheme. According to court documents, Smith fraudulently inflated music streams on digital platforms between 2017 and 2024 with the […]

Google says it’s focusing on privacy with Gemini AI on Android

Google says it is taking a privacy-minded approach to the integration of AI features on Android devices, implementing end-to-end protection to secure data in transit while keeping the most sensitive data locally on the device. The data that reaches Google’s cloud infrastructure for processing is protected by state-of-the-art encryption, access controls, and tight unauthorized access monitoring. […]

Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time

Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence features before they are released for testing in the public previews. Apple Intelligence was first unveiled at the company’s 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, revealing Apple’s AI strategy for upcoming devices. The new AI platform introduces a […]