Fred Heiding

America’s Endangered AI foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… via @ForeignAffairs and @ncdinglis

Tomorrow, the Joint Economic Committee will hear from federal officials and outside experts on the rise of overseas scam compounds, the role of AI in modern fraud, and the growing threat these operations pose to American families.

Hybrid warfare: A recent large-scale cyberattack on the US medical company Stryker from pro-Iranian hacktivists responding to the Iran conflict. The attack is one of many intrusions to US critical infrastructure. The nature of warfare is changing, and cyber is increasingly used for hard and soft power: foxnews.com/tech/iran-link…

@PrestonEtruth @ForeignAffairs They are partially integrated into the Communications and Information Technology sectors, but a standalone AI sector would make oversight and security standards much more coherent and enforceable.

@ForeignAffairs @fredheiding They are not already???? 🤯

“To strengthen U.S. cyberdefenses, Congress should designate AI systems and their supply chains as a formal critical infrastructure sector,” argue @fredheiding and Chris Inglis. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Read @fredheiding and Chris Inglis on how the United States can shore up its cyberdefenses and protect its AI infrastructure: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

@matthew_d_green I am one of the authors. Also check out my blogpost: substack.com/home/post/p-18…

Is it love or an AI romance scam? Read @KorolShayna's great article in @voxdotcom, featuring my latest research. Romance scams peak around Valentine's Day and are currently at an all-time high. They cost Americans $3 billion last year. Many victims are too ashamed to seek help or report the incidents. The crime syndicates that run scam compounds are using AI automation to dramatically increase their profit margins. Defense strategies still lag behind. As a first step, we must raise awareness about the scams and foster an open dialogue. Then we need to hold AI companies accountable for helping scammers. vox.com/future-perfect… #romancescam #fraud #phishing #scam

What is Antibot4Navalny? The group uncovers manipulation campaigns, arguing that the broader goal of these operations is to create confusion and distrust, not necessarily to convince people of a single narrative. Great article by @TheRecord_Media and @ClickHereShow podcast: therecord.media/antibot4navaln… #Disinformation #CyberSecurity #InformationWarfare #UkraineWar #InfluenceOperations

"You penetration test 'em so you simulate the pressure" 🗣️🔥🔥

Why Ukraine is important to all of us: ft.com/content/9c7542…

Great @Reuters articles on problems arising from AI-enabled medical operations: reuters.com/investigations… "In May 2023, Dean was using AI-powered software in a sinuplasty operation when patient Donna Fernihough’s carotid artery allegedly “blew.” Blood “was spraying all over” even landing on a representative from the software company who was observing the surgery" The patient filed a lawsuit against Acclarent, the software manufacturer, as one of her carotid arteries was damaged. She suffered a stroke the day of the surgery, according to her suit.

We all know some foods are healthier than others, so we make informed decisions about what we purchase. In that sense, it’s easy to eat healthy food if that’s what we want. We must create a digital environment where it’s just as easy to stay safe online and where users can make informed decisions about which products to purchase and use. @TheCareSide wrote a great article about how this affects older adults, especially in the form of skyrocketing AI-powered scams: thecareside.com.au/post/ai-conten… #phishing #cyber #cybersecurity #aisecurity #aifraud #aiscam

In a recent study, we show how AI agents automate and scale personalized spear phishing attacks and achieve a success rate on par with human experts (over 50% click-through rate). Our Economic analysis shows how AI phishing automation can boost attacker ROI by up to ~5000% Read the full paper here (sciencedirect.com/science/articl…) or here (arxiv.org/abs/2412.00586). #infosec #phishing #scam #cybersecurity #fraud @SimonLermenAI @schneierblog

Today is my last day at Anthropic. I resigned. Here is the letter I shared with my colleagues, explaining my decision.

Read my thoughts about this, and other industry-grade deepfake attacks, in today’s @guardian by @AishaKDown theguardian.com/technology/202…

Thousands of Swedish investors were defrauded of approximately 500 million SEK (~$52 M) through AI-generated deepfake investment ads that circulated on Meta’s social platforms.

Scammers recently used deepfake videos and fake profiles of well-known Swedish finance figures (e.g., journalist @EkonomiGabriel and investor @gunthermarder ) to promote fraudulent stock tips and pump-and-dump schemes. #deepfake #cyber #scam

iPhone Lockdown Mode Protects Washington Post Reporter schneier.com/blog/archives/…

oh no 😩

I launched rentahuman.ai last night and already 130+ people have signed up including an OF model (lmao) and the CEO of an AI startup. If your AI agent wants to rent a person to do an IRL task for them its as simple as one MCP call.