“Paying up or training AI with your works”: the unusual blackmail by hackers to an artists’ website
Ransomware attack on digital artists uses AI for extortion.
On August 30, the hackers from LunaLock targeted Artists & Clients, stealing data and threatening to use it to train AI models. This unprecedented extortion tactic has raised concerns among digital artists.
AI as a new tool of pressure.
The relationship between art and artificial intelligence is at the center of a heated debate, with artists concerned about unauthorized use of their works. The use of AI in cybercrime is also on the rise, with generative AI being used for various malicious purposes.
