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‘AI Call Center Software’ Is Powering a Scam Call Center
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‘AI Call Center Software’ Is Powering a Scam Call Center

Internal data from a scam call center shows it is using Voiso to power its scam operation. Voiso does offer some AI-powered features, although it's unclear if the scammers are using those particular products.
Americans Are Hiring People in the Philippines to Help Them Find Adderall
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Americans Are Hiring People in the Philippines to Help Them Find Adderall

For $50 a prescription, a freelancer overseas will call pharmacies in your area to find Adderall and weight loss drugs like Mounjaro or WeGovy.
'Team Fortress 2' Botters Use AI Voice to Defame Critic
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'Team Fortress 2' Botters Use AI Voice to Defame Critic

Team Fortress 2’s botting problem has escalated to doxing, swatting, and defaming people who call attention to it.
Why Do These Instagram Electricians Want to 'Deep Throat' You?
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Why Do These Instagram Electricians Want to 'Deep Throat' You?

A convoluted web of referral schemes results in Instagram ads for roofers who want to have sex with you.
Google Contractor Used Admin Access to Leak Info From Private Nintendo YouTube Video
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Google Contractor Used Admin Access to Leak Info From Private Nintendo YouTube Video

The leak made its way to Reddit, which teased the release of a new Yoshi game in 2017.
Amazon Sold Fake Copies of Hotly Anticipated UFO Book
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Amazon Sold Fake Copies of Hotly Anticipated UFO Book

UFO enthusiasts admit they bought scam copies of Luis Elizondo’s upcoming “Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs.”
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents
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Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents

An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.
Ticketmaster Confirms Hack in SEC Filing
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Ticketmaster Confirms Hack in SEC Filing

404 Media also obtained a second, larger sample of the data, which is connected to genuine accounts on the Ticketmaster website.
​​Hacker Allegedly Wanted to Become the Tech Arm of ISIS
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​​Hacker Allegedly Wanted to Become the Tech Arm of ISIS

An alleged fraudster who used Genesis Market, a bazaar for all sorts of stolen credentials and cookies, was also secretly making plans to join ISIS and help with violent attacks.
Would You Waste Less of Your Life Online If You Got Daily ‘Attention Receipts’?
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Would You Waste Less of Your Life Online If You Got Daily ‘Attention Receipts’?

The experiment found that "the materiality of the receipt improves reflection and therefore influences the quality and quantity of time spent on YouTube."
What It’s Like Finding Your Nonconsensual AI Clone Online
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What It’s Like Finding Your Nonconsensual AI Clone Online

Ali Diamond captured the exact moment she found out someone had posted an AI model of her to Civitai without her consent.
Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings
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Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings

A third of the team responsible for handling Google’s data requests was laid off, a union representing workers said, raising concerns about how the company will manage its users’ data security.