Regulators around the world are scrutinizing Grok over sexual deepfakes
Grok’s failure to block sexualized images of minors has turned a single “isolated lapse” into a global regulatory stress test for xAI’s ambitions. The response…
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Enshittification is ruining everything online (Lock and Code S07E01)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… There’s a bizarre thing happening online right now where everything is getting worse. Your Google results have…
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty as US cracks down on stalkerware
Reportedly, pcTattletale founder Bryan Fleming has pleaded guilty in US federal court to computer hacking, unlawfully selling and advertising spyware, and conspiracy. This is good…
Are we ready for ChatGPT Health?
How comfortable are you with sharing your medical history with an AI? I’m certainly not. OpenAI’s announcement about its new ChatGPT Health program prompted discussions…
CISA warns of active attacks on HPE OneView and legacy PowerPoint
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added both a newly discovered flaw and a much older one to its catalog of Known Exploited…
Lego’s Smart Bricks explained: what they do, and what they don’t
Lego just made what it claims is its most important product release since it introduced minifigures in 1978. No, it’s not yet another brand franchise.…
Fake WinRAR downloads hide malware behind a real installer
A member of our web research team pointed me to a fake WinRAR installer that was linked from various Chinese websites. When these links start…
One million customers on alert as extortion group claims massive Brightspeed data haul
US fiber broadband company Brightspeed is investigating claims by the Crimson Collective extortion group that it stole sensitive data belonging to more than 1 million…
Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud services to steal Microsoft 365 logins
Attackers are sending very convincing fake “Google” emails that slip past spam filters, route victims through several trusted Google-owned services, and ultimately lead to a…
Disney fined $10m for mislabeling kids’ YouTube videos and violating privacy law
Disney will pay a $10m settlement over allegations that it violated kids’ privacy rights, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said this week. The agreement, first…
ALPRs are recording your daily drive (Lock and Code S06E26)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… There’s an entire surveillance network popping up across the United States that has likely already captured your…
Grok apologizes for creating image of young girls in “sexualized attire”
Another AI system designed to be powerful and engaging ends up illustrating how guardrails routinely fail when development speed and feature races outrun safety controls.…