Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

FBI Sees Rising AI-Enabled Fraud; Meta Reports Scant Election Interference UseArtificial intelligence: What's it good for? Per the old song about war, the answer isn't "absolutely nothing," but so far it also isn't "absolutely everything." New findings pinpoint where generative AI and deepfakes are hot - fraud - and where they're not - election interference

Man Who Made Viral Deepfake of Kamala Harris Wins Preliminary InjunctionA U.S. federal judge mostly stopped from going into effect a newly-enacted California law restricting the use of election-related deepfakes, ruling Wednesday the statute likely violates American freedom of speech guarantees. The legislation "acts as a hammer instead of a scalpel," the judge wrote.

Laws Seek Removal of Deceptive Content, Labeling of Less Malicious ContentCalifornia enacted regulation to crack down on the misuse of artificial intelligence as Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed five bills focused on curbing the impact of deepfakes. The Golden State has been on the national forefront of tech regulation.

AI-Led Disinformation Campaign, Deepfakes Biggest Threats, Experts WarnNation-state-led disinformation campaigns intended at eroding public trust are the biggest threat to the upcoming U.K. election, experts told a parliamentary panel on Monday. Incidents of disinformation created with artificial intelligence have already appeared.

Agent Robert K. Tripp on FBI's Approach to Deepfakes, Nation-State Election ThreatsThe U.S. presidential election is still eight months away, but the FBI is already seeing its share of cyberattacks, nation-state threats and AI-generated deepfakes. According to FBI Agent Robert K. Tripp, "We're no longer considering threats as a what-if situation; it's happening now."

AI's Speed and Scale of Deception Is 'Unprecedented," Says US SenatorTwenty technology giants including Google and Meta pledged Friday to combat the presence of artificially generated deepfake content meant to deceive voters as more than 4 billion people in more than 70 countries prepare for elections this year.

Cybersecurity and Deepfakes Are Major ConcernsEuropean electoral and cybersecurity authorities on Tuesday held a joint exercise assessing plans to hold an incident-free election, weeks after trading bloc cybersecurity agency ENISA said the election is at risk from deepfake images and videos.