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FBI disrupts AI phishing service; US agencies label AI skeptics 'anti-tech extremists'

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The FBI has dismantled a large-scale phishing operation that utilized AI and over a million URLs. Separately, leaked documents reveal that US federal agencies, including the FBI and DHS, are classifying "anti-tech extremism" as a domestic threat. This broad label reportedly encompasses a wide range of individuals, from violent extremists to AI skeptics and peaceful protesters, raising concerns among legal experts about potential surveillance of dissent. AI

IMPACT AI is being leveraged for sophisticated cybercrime, while AI skepticism is being monitored by federal agencies, potentially impacting free speech and dissent.

RANK_REASON The cluster covers both a significant law enforcement action against AI-enabled cybercrime and a policy shift in how US federal agencies categorize dissent related to technology, including AI. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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FBI disrupts AI phishing service; US agencies label AI skeptics 'anti-tech extremists'

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # FBI disrupts massive # AI -powered # phishing service using a million URLs https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/fbi-disrupts-massive-ai-powered-ph

    # FBI disrupts massive # AI -powered # phishing service using a million URLs https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/fbi-disrupts-massive-ai-powered-phishing-service-using-a-million-urls/ # cybercrime # OutsiderEnterprise

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