XRP users warned as fake Xaman airdrop scams spread
XRP Ledger developer and Xaman founder Wietse Wind renewed a warning to XRP users after scam accounts again targeted the wallet’s brand. Summary Xaman founder...
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AI Slop Floods Bug Bounty Programs as Companies Struggle with Fake Reports
In brief Companies running bug bounty programs report a sharp increase in low-quality AI-generated submissions. HackerOne and Nextcloud both suspended bug bounty programs after waves...
Lawyers Apologize After Fake Claude-Generated Quotes Appear in Trump Layoffs Case
In brief Lawyers in a federal layoffs case apologized after AI-generated “phantom quotations” appeared in a court filing. Attorney Jason Greaves said he used Anthropic’s...
Fake OpenAI Repo Hit #1 on Hugging Face—And Stole Passwords While It Trended
In brief A malicious Hugging Face repository impersonating OpenAI’s Privacy Filter model reached #1 trending on the platform. The malware registered approximately 244,000 downloads and...
Shapiro sues Character.AI over fake psychiatrist
Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Summary A...
Minnesota Moves to Ban AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images
In brief Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill banning AI tools that generate fake nude images. Violators face up to $500,000 per use and potential triple...
South Korea Arrests Man for a Fake AI Wolf Photo That Raised Alarms
In brief South Korean police arrested a 40-year-old man for distributing an AI-generated photo of escaped wolf Neukgu. Daejeon city issued an emergency text to...
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Is Targeting Crypto Executives With Fake Meeting Invites
North Korea’s Lazarus Group has launched a new macOS malware campaign called Mach-O Man that uses fake online meeting invitations to trick crypto and fintech...
Researcher uncovers fake Ledger Nano S modified to siphon crypto assets
A Brazilian security researcher has uncovered a sophisticated counterfeit Ledger device operation after discovering modified hardware designed to siphon cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users. Summary A...
Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
A Brazilian security researcher has warned others of the latest counterfeit Ledger device scam aimed at stealing users’ crypto. Posting as “Past_Computer2901” on the “ledgerwallet”...