Cybersecurity Experts Warn That Most Gmail Users Don’t Realize This AI Setting Is Already Turned On User data is increasingly used to train AI models—often without users realizing it.
Google automatically opts Gmail users into a feature that allows the company to access email data “to train AI models,” according to cybersecurity experts.
Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud services to steal Microsoft 365 logins
Attackers are sending very convincing fake “Google” emails that slip past spam filters, route victims through several trusted Google-owned services, and ultimately lead to a look-alike Microsoft 365 sign-in page designed to harvest usernames and passwords.
Will Your Data Come Back to Haunt You?
"As for how the information is currently used, tech companies have long sold data to advertisers, who use it to show us targeted ads. Now, with the artificial-intelligence revolution, those companies are using our data to train generative-AI models"
https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/secret-life-of-data-aram-sinnreich
Scam warning: Millions targeted as Google and Microsoft exploited
As organisations all around the world have adopted cloud collaboration tools, like Office 365 and OneDrive, cyber attackers have also followed the trend.