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The raft of recent FBI warnings hitting smartphone and computer users should not be a surprise. The threat landscape is rapidly worsening, whether from Chinese hackers penetrating U.S. networks or unpaid toll scams spiraling out of control. And much more dangerous AI-fueled attacks will soon turn all this up to eleven.
As I reported last week, the bureau is now warning website users to beware “a scam involving free online document converter tools,” with criminals using “converter tools to load malware onto victims’ computers, leading to incidents such as ransomware.”