Social media accounts on TikTok and X are posting AI-generated videos of women and girls being strangled, showing yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content. One account on X has been posting dozens of AI-generated strangulation videos starting in mid-October….
By Ts Mohd Roydean Osman In today’s hyper-connected world, cybersecurity threats aren’t just evolving—they’re mutating at breakneck speed. As data breaches hit harder and hackers grow bolder, the industry is turning to AI not as a weapon, but as an entire arsenal. At the heart of this transformation lies the…
Check out tips for adopting AI securely from the World Economic Forum. Plus, the EU’s DORA cyber rules for banks go into effect. Meanwhile, a report warns about overprivileged cloud accounts. And get the latest on ransomware trends; CIS Benchmarks; and data privacy.Dive into six things that are top of mind for the week ending…
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Like some (many? most? all?) authors I sometimes check how my book is doing on Amazon and other booksellers. Recently while doing that, I came across another listing on the online retailer: “SUMMARY OF JOSEPH COX’S DARK WIRE,” referring to the book I spent years researching, investigating, and writing. It cost $4.99. Curious whether this…
We start this week with Joseph’s story about nearly 100,000 ChatGPT conversations being indexed by Google. There’s some sensitive stuff in there. After the break, Emanuel tells us about Wikipedia’s new way of dealing with AI slop. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains how we got to where we are with Steam and Itch.io; that history…
GitHub has a problem with inauthentic “stars” used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories, helping them reach more unsuspecting users. […]
When I walked into the Shrine of the Renunciation in Assisi, I thought about going to my friends’ houses in high school to play Xbox, and how bizarre it would be if one of those teenagers became a saint. What if the kid from down the cul-de-sac died, and they put his face on keychains,…
