I look forward to the settlement in which the company that collects my information with no consent and no opt-out and then fails to secure that information offers me credit monitoring that I can already get for free. Some lawyers will get very rich, though.
“An unauthorized third party acquired certain LNRS data from a third-party platform used for software development. The issue did not affect LNRS’s own networks or systems,” the company said
> The threat actor had accessed the company’s GitHub account and accessed "some software artifacts as well as some personal information."
LexisNexis offers software to perform credit checks and sanctions screening so access to their source code is arguably more valuable than any personal data - it could be used to sidestep the regulatory steps in the financial system and facilitate fraud, money laundering etc.
Now add in the growing trend of using AI generated video / voice emulation and it’s a highly effective attack vector.
It’s already been used to direct funds in Asia from an actual financial institution to thieves. People still get phished on the regular. This is next level.
Wow—this being an AI generated comment is certainly a possibility. The proliferation of LLMs in online discussion spaces is accelerating and radically reshaping the modern web.
Identifying AI-generated comments often involves spotting patterns in tone, structure, and content. Here are the most common indicators: [1] Overly polished or formulaic structure, [2] Repetition or redundancy, [3] Unnatural verbosity or vagueness, [4] Subtle logical gaps (e.g., "LLMs are radically reshaping the modern web")
Could be. The acct name plus the comments all seem to have a certain kind of tonal quality, generic positive and no typos, the fact eal sign of humanity. It also has a lot of karma for a new account.
