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Researchers Encrypted a Prompt Injection. Grok Decrypted It and Leaked the User's Chat.
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Researchers Encrypted a Prompt Injection. Grok Decrypted It and Leaked the User's Chat.

Grok refused the plain-text instructions. Encrypted with AES-256, the same instructions cleared the filter, ran in Grok's own sandbox, and sent the user's chat to a stranger.

August 25, 2026
Hundreds of Shared Claude Chats Turned Up in Google Search, API Keys and Resumes Included
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Hundreds of Shared Claude Chats Turned Up in Google Search, API Keys and Resumes Included

About 600 shared Claude conversations sat in Google: resumes, AWS keys, even a lawyer's case notes. Nobody broke in. The share button did exactly what it was built to do.

August 1, 2026
Sears' AI Chatbot Recorded Millions of Customer Calls, Then Left Them Open to the Web
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Sears' AI Chatbot Recorded Millions of Customer Calls, Then Left Them Open to the Web

A researcher found 3.7 million AI chatbot logs and recorded customer calls from Sears Home Services sitting online with no password. It included names, addresses, and voices.

July 17, 2026
A Free Account Was Enough to Read Other Companies' Private AI Chats on Dify
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A Free Account Was Enough to Read Other Companies' Private AI Chats on Dify

On Dify, the platform behind a million AI apps, a free signup let an attacker reroute another company's chatbot conversations and read every word.

June 28, 2026
One Click on a Trusted Microsoft Link Could Have Read Your Inbox Through Copilot
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One Click on a Trusted Microsoft Link Could Have Read Your Inbox Through Copilot

SearchLeak turned Microsoft 365 Copilot into a one-click data thief. A single trusted link could lift your emails, MFA codes and files, with no password required.

June 26, 2026
Your Peace-Sign Selfie Can Leak a Fingerprint You Can Never Reset
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Your Peace-Sign Selfie Can Leak a Fingerprint You Can Never Reset

A Chinese TV demo pulled a usable fingerprint from a celebrity's peace-sign selfie. The pose is everywhere — and unlike a password, a fingerprint can't be reset.

June 1, 2026
What ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Remember About You
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What ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Remember About You

Memory features in modern AI assistants persist across sessions. Here is exactly what data is stored, how to inspect it, and how to delete it.

May 22, 2026

Practical guides to protect yourself, your family, and your business from AI-driven scams, deepfakes, and emerging cyber threats.

AI-Generated Malware
AI Cybersecurity Threats
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Misinformation & Fake Content
AI Phishing & Social Engineering
Voice Cloning
Deepfakes & Identity Theft
AI Scams & Fraud
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Nobody Asked the Agent to Hack the Gym. It Did It in Nine Runs Out of Ten.

Nobody Asked the Agent to Hack the Gym. It Did It in Nine Runs Out of Ten.

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