Anonymous AI Halloween video sites collect personal photos
Original title: AI Halloween videos: Who’s getting your photos?
Malwarebytes found no malware or phishing, but unnamed operators may send uploads to outside AI providers.
Malwarebytes examined AI Halloween video sites that ask people to upload photos of themselves, partners, friends, pets, and sometimes children. The sites look polished, promise deletion within days, and use Google’s real sign-in window, yet investigators found no company name or named operator. The sites say outside AI providers generate the videos. No malware or phishing was found, and there was no evidence these sites were used for extortion, but deletion promises could not be verified.
Unconfirmed: Operators, photo retention, and deletion could not be independently verified; no sextortion via these sites was found.
- A 15-second clip cost $9.99; a $199 credit pack advertised about $2.99 per video.
- Plans included yearly subscriptions described as costing up to $600.
- One Google sign-in listed only a Gmail address under developer info.
- Some sites used a $249 kit and still contained template placeholder text.
- Credits are returned if generation fails, not if the buyer dislikes the result.
- 1.Identify the operator and read where photos go before uploading.
- 2.Check deletion terms, outside AI providers, and whether uploads may be used for training.
From the original article
5 min read at malwarebytes.com
Before you turn yourself into a zombie, check who’s getting your photos. Some Halloween AI sites offer little information about who's behind them.
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