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Research shows that AI-generated code is remarkably insecure. Yet experts tell CyberScoop it’s up to industry to figure out a way to limit the issues the technology introduces.  (Image Source: Getty)

Vibe coding is here to stay. Can it ever be secure? 

Research shows that AI-generated code is remarkably insecure. Yet experts tell CyberScoop it's up to industry to figure out a way to limit the issues the technology…
4 days ago By Derek B. Johnson
A supporter of President Joe Biden holds a sign outside a polling site during the state’s primary at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire on January 23, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Parties behind 2024 Biden AI robocall reach deal in lawsuit

 The defendants will increase reporting on spoofing, create a compliance team or AI and conduct regular training for staff on how to identify deceptive messages and the…
May 29, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson
Person’s hand holding an iPhone and using the Luma Labs Dream Machine artificial intelligence video generator, a generative AI system for creating videos, Lafayette, California, June 26, 2024. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware

A Vietnam-based group has spread thousands of advertisements, fake websites and social media posts promising access to popular prompt-to-video AI generation tools, delivering infostealers and backdoors instead. 
May 27, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. All five of the FCC commissioners testified before the subcommittee, which is tasked with oversight of the commission. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FCC looking to expand anti-robocalling initiative 

Chair Brendan Carr said the agency is exploring how to expand STIR/SHAKEN protocols to older legacy phone networks. 
May 22, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FTC wants a new, segregated software system to police deepfake porn 

The Republican chair told Congress that the agency will need specialized software, personnel and expertise to enforce the newly passed Take It Down Act.
May 15, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson
A man holds a flag that reads “Shame” outside the Library of Congress on May 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. On May 8, President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the head of the Library of Congress, and Shira Perlmutter, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just days after. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Copyright office criticizes AI ‘fair use’ before director’s dismissal 

The register of copyrights cast serious doubt on whether AI companies could legally train their models on copyrighted material. The White House fired her the next day. 
May 13, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson
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