How the FBI Tracked, and Froze, Millions Sent to Criminals in Massive Caesars Casino Hack

This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. Subscribe to them here. The FBI managed to track down and freeze millions of dollars of cryptocurrency Caesars Entertainment sent to a group of hackers that held the casino’s computer systems ransom, according to a 404 Media and Court Watch…

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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.”…

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Pornhub Will Pay $5 Million Over Allegations of Hosting Child Sexual Abuse Material

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that Pornhub and its parent company Aylo settled a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Utah. The FTC and Utah’s attorney general claimed that Pornhub and its affiliates “deceived users by doing little to block tens of thousands of videos and photos featuring child…

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Chinese AI Video Generators Unleash a Flood of New Nonconsensual Porn

A number of AI video generators, mostly released by Chinese companies, lack the most basic guardrails that prevent people from generating nonconsensual nudity and pornography, and are already widely used for that exact purpose in online communities dedicated to creating and sharing that type of content. A 404 Media investigation into these AI video generators…

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