Detecting fraudulent North Korean hires: A CISO playbook
Has a North Korean threat actor applied for a position at your organization, or even been hired? We’re sharing a toolkit to help you detect and avoid that risk.
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Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs
Landlords are using a service that logs into a potential renter’s employer systems and scrapes their paystubs and other information en masse, potentially in violation of U.S. hacking laws, according to screenshots of the tool shared with 404 Media. The screenshots highlight the intrusive methods some landlords use when screening potential tenants, taking information they…
Voiceover Artists Weigh the ‘Faustian Bargain’ of Lending Their Talents to AI
Acting is an industry of feast and famine, where performers’ income can swing widely by role, by month, and by year. It’s a field where people often face the choice between passion, creativity, and taking a commercial gig for a check. As with so much else, this delicate personal calculation is now being disrupted by…
Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that boiled my blood, warmed my heart, and got permanently inked into my memory. First, a new look at some very old tattoos. Then: a posthumous discovery from a beloved defunct telescope, an update on lava planets, the adventures of translocated mole rats, and…
Viral Audio of JD Vance Badmouthing Elon Musk Is Fake, Just the Tip of the AI Iceberg
Over the weekend, AI-generated audio of vice president JD Vance saying Elon Musk is “cosplaying as a great American leader” who is making the administration “look bad” circulated widely on social media. On Sunday, Vance’s communications director William Martin said on X that “This audio is 100% fake and most certainly not the Vice President.”…
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
Online survey research, a fundamental method for data collection in many scientific studies, is facing an existential threat because of large language models, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The author of the paper, associate professor of government at Dartmouth and director of the Polarization Research…
Cyber Resilience: Sorry Vendors, It’s About Leadership, Not Tech!
Cyber resilience isn’t about flashy tools. It’s about strong leadership, clear vision, and a culture of security. Learn how leaders can drive real impact.
2025 won’t be about AI, but about secure AI
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Military Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order
📄 This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work. Or send us a one time donation via our tip jar here. Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense sent…