[news release] On 4 June, the EU Internet Forum (EUIF) met to increase its membership base. Its new members – Amazon, SoundCloud, Mistral AI, DailyMotion, and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a civil society organisation – joined the 17 digital companies of the Forum, as well as representatives of EU countries, institutions, and agencies, the Global Internet Forum on Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, to address the challenges posed by harmful and illegal content online.
Category Archives: Cybercrime
More than 300 million child victims of online sexual abuse globally: report
More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual abuse and exploitation, according to an estimate of the global scale of the crisis.
US Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades
With more than 60 backers, an updated Kids Online Safety Act finally has a path to passage in the Senate but faces uncertainty in the House
After months of negotiations, senators announced Thursday that a sprawling bill to expand protections for children online had secured more than 60 backers, clearing a path to passage for what would be the most significant congressional attempt in decades to regulate tech companies.
AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns
Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users to reset their passwords, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has warned.
Correct To Be Concerned About AI Potential: Vint Cerf, Father Of Internet
Artificial intelligence should not be conflated with real human intelligence and it should not be depended on for crucial things like “retirement finance planning” and “medical diagnosis”, Dr Vint Serf the father of Internet, has told NDTV in an exclusive interview. The reason is that such systems currently are far from perfect, indicated Dr Cerf, who is currently the Chief Internet Evangelist of Google.
European TLDs Form Centre To Strengthen Cybersecurity Capabilities and Resilience
Eleven European TLDs with support from the organisation representing 50 TLDs across Europe, CENTR, have launched the European top-level domain Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (EUR TLD ISAC). The Centre has the goal of strengthening cybersecurity capabilities and resilience among TLD operators across Europe as well as fostering collaboration.
UK cybersecurity agency warns of chatbot ‘prompt injection’ attacks
The UK’s cybersecurity agency has warned that chatbots can be manipulated by hackers to cause scary real-world consequences.
Illegal trade in AI child sex abuse images exposed
Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found.
Scammers Working Hard Over Northern Summer As Vacation-Related Online Scams Rise: Check Point Research
As the northern hemisphere summer gets into full swing, cybercriminals are getting active registering domain names relating to summer vacations, warns Check Point Research.
PIR and U.S. Red Cross Collaborate To Curtail Fundraising Scams
Public Interest Registry, the .org registry, and the American Red Cross have joined together to curtail scammers seeking to take advantage of natural disasters and the Red Cross’ good name. It is the first time any registry operator has established a Trusted Notifier relationship with a major international humanitarian organisation like the American Red Cross.