AI chat app leak exposes 300 million messages tied to 25 million users
An independent security researcher uncovered a major data breach affecting Chat & Ask AI, one of the most popular AI chat apps on Google Play…
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Is your phone listening to you? (re-air) (Lock and Code S07E03)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In January, Google settled a lawsuit that pricked up a few ears: It agreed to pay $68…
Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal payment details
It started with an email that looked boringly familiar: Apple logo, a clean layout, and a subject line designed to make the target’s stomach drop.…
Open the wrong “PDF” and attackers gain remote access to your PC
Cybercriminals behind a campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX are taking phishing one step further by delivering malware inside virtual hard disks that pretend to be ordinary PDF…
Flock cameras shared license plate data without permission
Mountain View, California, pulled the plug on its entire license plate reader camera network this week. It discovered that Flock Safety, which ran the system,…
Grok continues producing sexualized images after promised fixes
Journalists decided to test whether the Grok chatbot still generates non‑consensual sexualized images, even after xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, and X, the social…
Firefox is giving users the AI off switch
Some software providers have decided to lead by example and offer users a choice about the Artificial Intelligence (AI) features built into their products. The…
An AI plush toy exposed thousands of private chats with children
Bondu’s AI plush toy exposed a web console that let anyone with a Gmail account read about 50,000 private chats between children and their cuddly…
Apple’s new iOS setting addresses a hidden layer of location tracking
Most iPhone owners have hopefully learned to manage app permissions by now, including allowing location access. But there’s another layer of location tracking that operates…
AT&T breach data resurfaces with new risks for customers
When data resurfaces, it never comes back weaker. A newly shared dataset tied to AT&T shows just how much more dangerous an “old” breach can…
A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash
Last week we talked about an app that promises users they can make money testing games, or even just by scrolling through TikTok. Imagine our…
How Manifest v3 forced us to rethink Browser Guard, and why that’s a good thing
As a Browser Guard user, you might not have noticed much difference lately. Browser Guard still blocks scams and phishing attempts just like always, and,…