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Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web
Sears department stores have largely disappeared across the United States, but the brand and its appliance repair service are still in business, complete with a…
‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
Other posts list up to 150 potential calls per day. “Filters may be used, but ensure the image is realistic. Live-action videos are permitted; wigs…
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
The United States and Israel’s war with Iran has now been ongoing for two weeks, and the bombs continue to fall. But many of Iran’s…
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
Since the United States and Israel first unleashed a broad campaign of air strikes across Iran in late February, the cybersecurity industry has warned that…
US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access
A bipartisan privacy coalition in the United States Congress introduced legislation on Thursday that would impose a strict warrant requirement on the FBI’s backdoor searches…
Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming
With organized, industrial-scale scamming causing a multibillion-dollar crisis around the world, Meta announced new account protections on Wednesday aimed at flagging potentially suspicious activity to…
DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders
The US Department of Homeland Security removed multiple career Customs and Border Protection officials from their roles this year after they objected to orders to…
GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps
People on social media have reported strange events on delivery and navigation apps—drivers appear to be in the middle of the sea, or a 10-minute…
US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran
United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a “major combat operation” against the Iranian…
Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Congressional Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee released a report this week pinpointing more than $20.9 billion in consumer losses stemming from identity theft that…
This Is the System That Intercepted Iran’s Missiles Over the UAE
After Israel and the US launched joint attacks on Iran on Saturday, Tehran responded with missile attacks across the Gulf, targeting US military bases in…