Topic: corporate response
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Ex-Ghost of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment, Not Joke, for Firing
The video game industry faces crises when harassment campaigns target developers, as seen when Drew Harrison was terminated after an extensive online harassment campaign that her employer failed to adequately address. Harrison's termination followed a coordinated attack by right-wing influencers ...
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GTA 6 developer hit by apparent hacker leak
A major security breach at Rockstar Games leaked gameplay clips and the full map of "Grand Theft Auto VI," with the alleged hacker "Cyberleek" warning "no one is safe" and framing the attack as protest against anti-consumer industry practices like digital-only releases. Rockstar and Take-Two have...
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LG Addresses TV Privacy Concerns
LG has responded to allegations of privacy violations by clarifying that its smart TVs do not engage in constant surveillance, asserting that wake-word detection and voice command processing occur locally on the device. Critics dispute this defense by pointing out that while continuous recording ...
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Wesco confirms security incident amid ExfilSquad data theft claims
Wesco confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving its cloud CRM environment, after threat actor ExfilSquad claimed to have stolen and published 2.6 million records of customer and employee PII, account details, and authentication data. The company states operations remain una...
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Upbound hack leads to $13M in fraudulent Acima leases
Upbound Group disclosed a cybersecurity breach that led to $13 million in fraudulent leases through its Acima brand, with threat actors using stolen non-sensitive customer data to create fake lease-to-own agreements and defaulting on payments. The company responded by implementing enhanced authen...
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Google to Patch Gemini 3.8 Flash AI Mode Citation Bug
Google recently launched Gemini 3.8 Flash exclusively for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, but the release was immediately hindered by a critical bug that prevented the model from providing source citations. The malfunction primarily impacted high-level search queries, prompting industry experts to ...
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Rockstar Accused of Union-Busting After Mass Developer Layoffs
Rockstar Games is accused of union-busting after firing 30-40 developers involved in union organizing, though the company claims the dismissals were due to gross misconduct unrelated to union activities. The terminated employees, based in Canada and the UK, were allegedly part of a private Discor...
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Cloudflare Refuses Italy's Piracy Shield, Keeps DNS Unblocked
Italy has fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block alleged pirate websites via its DNS service, a penalty the company will legally contest and which may lead it to withdraw servers from the country. The fine is based on Italy's 2024 Piracy Shield law, which mandates rapid blocking of ...
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Brightspeed Probes Data Breach Claims
Brightspeed, a major US fiber broadband provider, is investigating a potential data breach after the Crimson Collective cybercriminal group claimed responsibility for stealing sensitive customer information. The hackers allege the stolen data includes extensive personal and financial records for ...
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How Hackers Liberated the Kinect from the Xbox
Initially marketed as a revolutionary gaming device, the Kinect became a commercial failure in gaming but found unexpected success through a community of developers who repurposed it for robotics and art. The device's affordable depth-sensing technology enabled widespread innovation, leading to o...
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DoorDash Girl Saga Exposes Perils for Black Creators
A DoorDash driver's viral TikTok video about a disturbing customer encounter sparked intense online debate, leading to her arrest and the dismissal of her sexual assault claim by police. A Black journalist discovered an AI-generated deepfake video using her likeness to falsely comment on the inci...
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Google Ads Credits Revoked After Advertisers Spend
Advertisers are facing unexpected financial losses as Google Ads revokes promotional credits after qualifying spend thresholds have been met, leaving businesses with inflated costs and no clear recourse for recovery. The lack of a viable appeal process and complex eligibility rules creates signif...
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CrowdStrike FalconFlank Zero-Day Grants System Privileges
Security researcher Nightmare Eclipse disclosed FalconFlank, a critical zero-day vulnerability in CrowdStrike Falcon that allows privilege escalation to SYSTEM-level control on fully patched Windows 11 and Server systems. CrowdStrike is investigating the issue and advises customers to immediately...
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Anthropic Wins First Court Battle Over Pentagon Supply-Chain Label
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a national security threat was an illegal act of political retaliation violating the First and Fifth Amendments. The court found the government's actions arbitrary, noting contradictions in labeling the company a ri...
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Ubisoft Addresses 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Backlash
Ubisoft addressed backlash against *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* directly at Paris Games Week, marking a departure from its usual avoidance of controversy by framing the game's delay as a confident decision. The company emphasized its focus on entertainment over messaging, countering accusations of ...
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Waymo co-CEO takes hard stance against robotaxi vandalism
Waymo is facing a significant increase in vandalism against its driverless vehicles and is working with police to prosecute those responsible, as co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana emphasized such acts are criminal and unacceptable. The vandalism is linked to broader public resistance against tech companies...
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Scale AI Sues Ex-Employee and Rival Mercor Over Alleged Customer Theft
Scale AI has sued a former employee and competitor Mercor, alleging the ex-staff member took confidential documents and trade secrets before joining Mercor. The lawsuit claims the employee transferred sensitive client strategies and attempted to introduce a major account to Mercor while still at ...
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DLSS 5 Leak: Modders Apply Nvidia AI to Everything
Modders have successfully extracted and deployed an unofficial version of Nvidia’s DLSS 5 technology across various titles like "Cyberpunk 2077" and "GTA V", revealing significant visual alterations to character models and environments. The experimental mod imposes steep performance costs, with u...
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Anthropic Pulls Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for All Users
Anthropic removed its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models globally after the U.S. government issued an export directive citing national security concerns, blocking access for all users including foreign national employees. The government's action was based on a potential "jailbreak" technique, but Anthro...
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LiteLLM Ends Partnership with Delve AI
LiteLLM has ended its partnership with Delve AI following a security breach that compromised its open-source software with credential-stealing malware. Delve AI faces whistleblower allegations of fabricating compliance data and using auditors with insufficient oversight, which it denies while off...
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