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No they aren't. > Actual data and identity loss of American citizens. > Malware that can record video and audio from infected devices. > Infrastructure for f
by yellow_lead 2mo ago
No they aren't.
> Actual data and identity loss of American citizens.
> Malware that can record video and audio from infected devices.
> Infrastructure for foreign covert influence campaigns.
> Botnets used in hacking and DoS attacks
These things have existed for 20+ years. Bad but not exactly a national security threat.
- cute_boi 2mo agoYea, but with AI we also have seen unprecedented amount of hackings etc.. using these residential proxies. Now even normal plebs can do so much harm.
- himata4113 2mo agoSo it's okay for organized crime to do it, but not normal plebs? The former is obviously a lot more harmful and in reality this is just a wakeup call to get their shit together. People were dismissive of security far too long. I think it's actually good that AI instills some fear into people causing it to take a lot more seriously than they have previously done so.
- squigz 2mo agoCitation needed
- basilikum 2mo agoMirai took out the internet in large parts of the US. The situation hasn't exactly improved since then.