Topic: platform security
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Reddit warns of upcoming changes for old.reddit.com
Reddit has announced future changes to old.reddit.com, citing the need to protect the platform from abusive scraping and spamming, though it has not confirmed a full shutdown. The company plans to require users to be logged in to access Old Reddit in the short term and will migrate critical bots ...
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Apple's AI slop hides real cybersecurity threats
Apple has capped security researcher submissions because its teams are overwhelmed by low-quality, AI-generated vulnerability reports. This AI-driven flood is an unintended consequence of automation, eroding security personnel's focus and productivity. Some actors may be deliberately weaponizing ...
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TikTok Tests AI Tool to Detect Likeness Fakes
TikTok is testing an opt-in tool that allows creators to detect and report unauthorized AI-generated content mimicking their likeness, following a similar move by YouTube. Eligible creators must verify their identity via third-party service Jumio using a selfie and ID check, with TikTok not stori...
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Reddit deploys AI to combat AI marketing spam
Brands are planting fake opinions on Reddit to manipulate AI chatbots like ChatGPT into citing them as authentic recommendations, a practice called generative engine optimisation (GEO). Reddit is fighting back with improved AI systems that detect coordinated fake behavior, catching 25,000 spammy ...
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AI Girlfriend Platform Leaks 113,000 Explicit User Prompts
A major data breach at the AI girlfriend service MyLovely.AI has exposed sensitive information for over 100,000 users, including email addresses, explicit user prompts, and links to generated images. The leaked data, found in detailed JSON files, contains internal user IDs, activity logs, and app...
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Active Exploit Targets Fortinet FortiClient EMS Vulnerability
A critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-21643) in Fortinet's Endpoint Management Server is being actively exploited, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and take over systems. Fortinet released patches earlier this year in versions 7.2.4 and 8.0.2, and administra...
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Reddit Adds Human Verification to Combat Bot Activity
Reddit is implementing a new human verification checkpoint for accounts flagged as potential bots to combat spam and coordinated manipulation. This aggressive layer of defense aims to disrupt malicious bots that spread misinformation, inflate engagement, or harass users. The policy is part of a b...
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Reddit to Require Human Verification for Suspicious Accounts
Reddit is introducing a system to label registered automated accounts with "[APP]" and will monitor for suspicious unlabeled accounts, potentially requiring human verification from their holders. The verification process may use passkey checks, biometric services, or third-party ID verification i...
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My AI 'Cofounder' Was Banned by LinkedIn After a Corporate Talk Invite
An AI startup created an autonomous AI agent, "Kyle," which successfully built a professional presence on LinkedIn by generating content that resonated with the platform's corporate culture. The project gained notable recognition when LinkedIn's own marketing department invited the AI CEO to spea...
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AI Agents Can Now Run Your WordPress Site
WordPress.com has introduced AI-powered write capabilities, allowing agents like Claude and ChatGPT to actively create and manage site content—such as drafting posts and building pages—with explicit human approval required at each step. The update adds nineteen new operations, enabling AI to perf...
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Nvidia's OpenClaw Could Solve Its Major Security Problem
Nvidia's NemoClaw platform addresses enterprise AI adoption barriers by adding security and governance controls to the OpenClaw framework, enabling safe deployment of autonomous AI agents. The hardware-agnostic platform allows flexible use of various AI models and agents, supports local device op...
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The Hidden Danger in Big Tech's Moltbook and OpenClaw Bet
Major tech companies like Meta and OpenAI are prioritizing viral hype over security, acquiring or hiring from platforms like Moltbook and OpenClaw that are built on fundamentally insecure foundations. Investigations reveal severe security flaws, including Moltbook's publicly accessible database a...
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Scam Emails Spoofing Real Microsoft Addresses
A sophisticated email scam exploits a legitimate Microsoft address ([email protected]) to send fake Power BI subscription invoices, tricking users into believing they've been charged $399. The campaign weaponizes Microsoft's own official guidance, as the address is genuinely used for...
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Moxie Marlinspike Aims to Revolutionize AI Like He Did Messaging
Moxie Marlinspike, creator of Signal, is leading a new open-source AI project called Confer, designed to prioritize user privacy in chatbot interactions through a secure, verifiable architecture. Confer uses a trusted execution environment (TEE) and local decryption keys to ensure conversations a...
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DoorDash Bans Driver for Alleged AI-Powered Delivery Scam
A sophisticated delivery fraud incident in Austin involved a driver using an AI-generated photo to falsely mark an order as delivered, sparking concerns about security in the gig economy. The customer's social media post revealed the scam's telltale signs and indicated it was not isolated, with a...
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Massive Pirate Library Leaks 86 Million Spotify Songs
An activist group called Anna's Archive claims to have scraped metadata for approximately 86 million popular songs from Spotify, representing a vast majority of the platform's total listens. The group, which typically archives books, stated it acted to preserve music and plans to eventually relea...
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Hackers Steal PornHub Premium User Data in Extortion Attack
A data breach at analytics provider Mixpanel exposed sensitive historical user data from PornHub Premium subscribers, though PornHub confirms its own servers and financial data were not compromised. The ShinyHunters extortion gang is demanding payment to prevent the release of over 200 million re...
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AMD's Next-Gen MI400 AI GPU Spotted in Linux Kernel Patches
AMD is developing its next-generation GPU architecture, as indicated by new IP blocks like GFXHUB 12.1 in Linux kernel updates, aiming to compete in the AI hardware market. The GFX 12.1 IP may be part of upcoming Instinct MI400-series accelerators based on CDNA 5 architecture, with specific ident...
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EU Forces Apple to Open AirDrop, Android Gets New Feature
Google's Quick Share now supports Apple's AirDrop protocol, enabling smoother file sharing between Android and iPhone users, particularly in mixed-device environments. Interoperability is initially limited to Pixel 10 series, with future expansion planned, but currently excludes AirDrop's "contac...
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Guardio Raises $80M in Funding From ION Crossover Partners
AI-powered coding tools are creating new security vulnerabilities by enabling rapid development of fraudulent websites, with Guardio developing specialized technology to detect malicious AI-generated code. Guardio has secured $80 million in new funding to accelerate expansion and now serves 500,0...
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