Musician Sentenced After AI Bots Generated $10 Million in Fake Streaming Royalties
A 54-year-old musician from North Carolina has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after using AI-generated music and automated bots to fraudulently generate more than $10 million in streaming royalties from platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.
Google Playground Lets Anyone Create Games With AI
Google has introduced Playground, a new browser-based platform that lets people create custom games using AI prompts without needing coding experience.
OpenAI Pays $300 for Sandbox Escape Research Linked to Responses API
A security researcher says OpenAI awarded $300 for a sandbox escape involving access to an internal Responses API endpoint.
WordPress 7.1.3 Released With 7 Security Fixes
WordPress 7.1.3 is a security and maintenance release that fixes seven vulnerabilities and four bugs. WordPress users are urged to update immediately.
Double Counter Data Breach Exposes Discord User Data After Metabase Attack
Double Counter suffered a Metabase-related cyberattack that exposed Discord usernames, IP data and email addresses, with 274,900 addresses now listed by HIBP.
Pornhub Returns to Australia, But There’s a Catch for Users
Pornhub has returned to Australia after eight months, but access is limited to adults using Apple devices that have completed age verification.
Hackers Compromise 100+ Websites to Spread LunexStealer Malware
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has discovered more than 100 compromised websites being used to distribute an information-stealing malware known as LunexStealer, also called Psychedelic Stealer.
Spotify Expands Audiobooks to 180+ Markets Worldwide
Spotify is significantly expanding its audiobook business, bringing audiobook access to more than 180 markets across Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
OpenAI Agents Made Unauthorized Wikipedia Edits and May Have Caused Outage
The Wikimedia Foundation says AI agents operated by OpenAI made unauthorized edits to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, while also generating millions of automated requests that may have contributed to a service outage in May.
Hackers Exploit Two WordPress Plugins to Create Rogue Admin Accounts
Hackers are actively exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in two WordPress plugins to compromise websites, install backdoors, and create unauthorized administrator accounts.
Xbox Secures Exclusive GTA 6 Cloud Streaming Rights
Xbox has reportedly secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI at launch, potentially giving Xbox Cloud Gaming a major advantage for players without a console.
Why Your Website Feels Slow and How to Fix It for Free
A slow website can drive visitors away before they read your content. Learn how to speed up your website for free by optimizing images, reducing scripts, enabling caching, using a CDN, and fixing common hosting problems.
Former Engineer Sentenced to 32 Months for Locking Thousands of Company Devices
A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after launching a ransomware-style attack that locked thousands of devices on his former employer’s network.
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