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A Chinese law enforcement official tried to use ChatGPT to review its reports on cyber operations, inadvertently revealing details of a global online harassment and silencing campaign targeting China’s critics both domestically and internationally.

OpenAI is disclosing how scammers are trying to exploit ChatGPT for various activities, ranging from new takes on romance scams to defaming the Prime Minister of Japan.

Most phishing websites are primarily static copies of login pages for popular online platforms, and they are frequently swiftly removed by anti-abuse advocates and security companies. However, a new subtle phishing-as-a-service option allows customers to avoid both of these issues.

Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok revealed the personal information of adult film performer Siri Dahl, disclosing her legal name and birth date to users, as reported by 404 Media.

Another significant consumer brand has been added to the growing list of companies affected by serious data breaches. Panera Bread has confirmed a cybersecurity incident following the hacking group ShinyHunters’ claim that it stole millions of customer records.

A new report from Google has found evidence that state-sponsored hacking groups have utilized the AI tool Gemini at nearly every stage of the cyber attack cycle.

Even though BeeHosting claims to be "the best Russian-speaking hosting in Europe," customer reviews disagree with this statement.

Media sources report that Lesta, Russia’s largest developer and operator of computer games (World of Tanks, World of Warships), is preparing for mass layoffs.

Indonesia has become the first country in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot due to the risk of fake, AI-generated pornographic content.

The Slack message from an Amazon employee beta-testing the company’s long-delayed Alexa+ was a nightmare.

Nvidia announced this week that it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Groq to license its technology and has hired the startup’s founder and CEO, Jonathan Ross, along with its president and other employees.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 vehicles after concerns that emergency door releases may be difficult to locate during accidents.

The US Department of Defense (formerly the Department of War) has announced an agreement with Elon Musk’s startup xAI to integrate its Grok chatbot into military systems.

The "Intellexa Leaks," a new joint investigation by Inside Story, Haaretz, and WAV Research Collective with technical analysis provided by Amnesty International, reveals the internal operations of Intellexa

Cybersecurity firm ESET has released a new study concluding that Telegram is not a secure messaging platform, largely because end-to-end encryption is not enabled by default.

A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.

Harvard University is initiating an investigation into the connection between its former president Larry Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following the release of documents by Congress last week that revealed the men maintained close contact after Epstein’s guilty plea for solicitation of prostitution.

Concerns over technology leaks prompted a controversial seizure by authorities in The Hague.

Analysts say China has developed a chilling strategy for fighting a war with the United States: destroy America’s fighter jets before they ever leave the ground.

Central to the “Bad Practice” investigation were months of digital detective work: Dozens of web scrapers, 17 freedom-of-information requests, and countless spreadsheets — all aimed at tracking how doctors who had lost their licenses could discreetly relocate across borders.

Monday’s disruption comes as EU leaders prepare to address digital sovereignty at a gathering this week.

A new study reveals that Italy’s crime clans are utilizing TikTok to rebrand, transforming mafia codes into emojis, viral trends, and livestream “matches”—some of which are even used for money laundering.

BPA, a synthetic chemical used in the production of plastics, has been found in baby products made by three major European brands.