News
204 posts
News
Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation
Apple and Google appear more willing to take action against these apps than they were in the past.
News
Android TVs Can Expose User Email Inboxes
An attacker requires physical access, but it’s possible to sideload Chrome onto some Android TVs which then gives access to the users’ email inbox. Google says it’s now fixing the issue.
News
Inside a Modern Murder-for-Hire in NYC
Bitcoin, Telegram, and Instagram. All were involved in a recent murder-for-hire and extortion plot in New York City.
News
Microsoft Deleted Its LLM Because It Didn’t Get a Safety Test, But Now It’s Everywhere
Microsoft deleted its WizardLM 2 LLM because it didn’t go through “toxicity testing,” but it’s already all over the internet.
News
Spy Site Selling Discord Messages Linked to Kiwi Farms
A site that is scraping Discord en masse and selling access to some users’ server messages and activity is linked to notorious harassment site Kiwi Farms.
News
Netflix Doc ‘What Jennifer Did’ Uses AI Images to Create False Historical Record
Documentary filmmakers were publishing guidelines on how to ethically use generative AI right as Netflix’s true crime doc was adding fake images to the historical record.
News
Gamers Are Renting Their Idle GPUs to Generate AI Porn
Salad, a company that pays gamers in Fortnite skins for their idle PCs, also generates AI porn.
News
Institute That Pioneered AI ‘Existential Risk’ Research Shuts Down
The Future of Humanity Institute, which along with philosopher Nick Bostrom taught the world to fear existential AI risks, is finished.
News
A Spy Site Is Scraping Discord and Selling Users’ Messages
404 Media tested the service, called Spy Pet, and verified it is collecting information on Discord users, including the messages they post across usually disparate servers.
News
How a Money Laundering Crew Allegedly Moved Millions Through FanDuel
While sports betting has opened up for fans around the country, it has also introduced a greater attack surface for money laundering.
News
How Hackers Can Hijack 2FA Calls with Sneaky Call Forwarding
In a crude but potentially effective attack, a hacker sends a malicious link which quickly sets up call forwarding for a target’s phone number. The result is the interception of 2FA calls, including for Gmail.
News
Hatsune Miku Fans Furious Live Show Was Just a Flatscreen On Stage
The virtual pop idol did not appear in her full hologram form in two shows on her North American tour and fans are pissed.