Hackers Advertise Stolen Verizon Push-to-Talk ‘Call Logs’
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Hackers Advertise Stolen Verizon Push-to-Talk ‘Call Logs’

The breach does not appear to impact the main consumer Verizon network, and instead involves the company’s push to talk (PTT) product, marketed to public sector agencies and enterprises.
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Hackers Advertise Stolen Verizon Push-to-Talk ‘Call Logs’
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Hackers Advertise Stolen Verizon Push-to-Talk ‘Call Logs’

The breach does not appear to impact the main consumer Verizon network, and instead involves the company’s push to talk (PTT) product, marketed to public sector agencies and enterprises.
The Future of Earth Hinges on Sea Snot
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The Future of Earth Hinges on Sea Snot

Plus, time-traveling finches, a breakdancer booboo, man-eating lions, and comb jelly fusion.
Behind the Blog: Sensitive Sourcing and Job Application Hell
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Sensitive Sourcing and Job Application Hell

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a sensitive data breach, the terrible process of sorting and sending job applications, and how Wikipedia is battling AI slop.
‘I Applied to 2,843 Roles’: The Rise of AI-Powered Job Application Bots
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‘I Applied to 2,843 Roles’: The Rise of AI-Powered Job Application Bots

Using AI Hawk's Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.
‘The Community Is In Chaos:’ WordPress.org Now Requires You Denounce Affiliation With WP Engine To Log In
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‘The Community Is In Chaos:’ WordPress.org Now Requires You Denounce Affiliation With WP Engine To Log In

WordPress.org users are forced to confirm they are not "affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise" before registering a new account or logging in.
Thousands of Internal AI Training Datasets, Tools Exposed to Anyone on the Internet
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Thousands of Internal AI Training Datasets, Tools Exposed to Anyone on the Internet

“In addition to the ML models themselves, the exposed data can include training datasets, hyperparameters, and sometimes even raw data used to build models,” a security researcher said.
Podcast: The Smart Glasses That Dox Strangers
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Podcast: The Smart Glasses That Dox Strangers

Looking at someone and doxing them instantly; how a data archive was knocked offline during a recent hurricane; and a hack of an AI companion.
The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
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The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes

WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.
Twitter Acts Fast on Nonconsensual Nudity If It Thinks It’s a Copyright Violation
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Twitter Acts Fast on Nonconsensual Nudity If It Thinks It’s a Copyright Violation

Researchers posted AI-generated nude images to Twitter to see how the company responds to reports of copyright violation versus reports of nonconsensual nudity.
Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse
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Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse

A hacked database from AI companion site Muah.ai exposes peoples' particular kinks and fantasies they've asked their bot to engage in. It also shows many of them are trying to use the platform to generate child abuse material.
Hurricane Helene and the ‘Fuck It’ Era of AI-Generated Slop
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Hurricane Helene and the ‘Fuck It’ Era of AI-Generated Slop

The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks.
AI-Generated Pro-North Korean TikToks Are Also Bizarre Ads for Supplements
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AI-Generated Pro-North Korean TikToks Are Also Bizarre Ads for Supplements

These AI-generated people are big fans of North Korea and of Reus Research’s Nicotinamide Riboside.