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TechCrunch

AI agents are flooding public services with new requests | TechCrunch

“The vast majority of cases we find are people who are entitled to claim for something, claiming for that thing,” the researcher told TechCrunch.

Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our Devices

Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to give in, accept their walled gardens, and move on with our lives. But we don’t have to stand in the...

Meta Muse AI reportedly read Mac Messages without consent

In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to.

InterSecLab

The Max Messenger: An Analysis of Russia’s State-Mandated Messaging Application

VK can change what the Russian Max messenger does to you, one user at a time. Its surveillance features can be switched on without you noticing. Read our full analysis.

Six Colors

Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence

ElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the…

BSidesNYC

BSides NYC is an Information / Security conference that’s different. We’re a 100% volunteer organized event put on by and for the community, and we truly strive to keep information free.

New York Post

Silicon Valley ‘sex assault list’ with ‘over 100’ names circulated, warning female tech workers of predators to avoid

“Some of them were very prominent names, you know? People who were famous investors. Businessmen who were in the scene”

DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising

Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavioral advertising, which is when companies personalize the ads they show you based on the data they’...

Client Challenge

404 Media

Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media.

Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be

The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global majority use it to argue for greater control over data and communications infrastructure and boost...

404 Media

Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center

"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."

Arctic Wolf

Dark Caracal Reloaded: New Malware, Same Hunting Grounds - Arctic Wolf

During a targeted intrusion investigation, Arctic Wolf uncovered GoCaracal, a previously undocumented, modular framework written in Go. Its long-term development offers new insight into the evolution of Dark Caracal's capabilities, operations, and tradecraft.