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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. 
Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Jamerson speaks during AIScoop’s AITalks while the State Department’s Manny Medrano looks on. The event was held April 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

AI speeds up analysis work for humans, two federal cyber officials say

More broadly, AI is viewed as being a double-edged sword in cybersecurity, one that can bolster both defensive and offensive operations.
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing on January 27, 2025. Chinese firm DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store’s download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

DeepSeek AI claims services are facing ‘large-scale malicious attacks’ 

As its low-cost AI model receives accolades, the Chinese company says ongoing attacks on its services are making it harder for new users to sign up. 
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