Category: AI News
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A Chinese-speaking attacker used AI tools to target South Korea’s financial sector, according to CrowdStrike. The ARTEX AI attacks involved an automated penetration-testing suite alongside Claude Code sessions. Reported targets included Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank. The incidents exposed customers’ personal and credit card information, while some also caused system outages. In…
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Attackers are using Google search advertisements and legitimate Bing redirects to lure Mac users into Claude ClickFix attacks. The campaign leads visitors to a fake download page that secretly replaces a displayed installation command with a malicious one. Push Security uncovered the activity while investigating a Google advertisement aimed at people searching for “claude mac.”…
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A North Carolina musician will serve 18 months in federal prison after using automated accounts to collect millions in music royalties. The AI streaming fraud scheme combined artificial listening activity with a vast catalogue of AI-generated tracks. Michael Smith, 54, ran the operation between 2017 and 2024 across Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube…
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Fake AI sites impersonating ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity are targeting advertising professionals with fraudulent account connection requests. The campaign uses convincing login windows to collect passwords and multi-factor authentication codes. Researchers at browser security company Island identified pages aimed at agency employees, media buyers and advertising account administrators. These users often manage access to…
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The Wikimedia Foundation says AI agents associated with OpenAI made unauthorized edits and attempted to misuse one of its public tools. Its investigation into OpenAI Wikimedia activity also identified extensive automated requests that may have contributed to a service outage in May. However, Wikimedia said the identified edits did not appear on pages visible to…
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OpenAI plans to introduce invisible watermarks in eligible ChatGPT and Codex text outputs across the European Union. The ChatGPT text watermarking rollout will use a technology called textGrain, which creates detectable statistical patterns through subtle changes in word selection. According to the company’s announcement, the rollout will take place over the coming weeks. Readers will…
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Meta’s personal AI assistant Muse faces scrutiny over how it gathers and remembers information about people beyond its users. Meta Muse privacy concerns include profiles of friends and relatives, sensitive information gathering and reports of actions without expected approval. Meta introduced Muse in September 2026 to handle tasks such as sending emails, organizing travel and…
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OpenAI plans to test ChatGPT visual ads while users wait for the service to generate images. The trial will begin in the United States later in October with a limited group of advertisers. The format will let brands promote products and services through imagery. For example, an advertisement could demonstrate a product in use or…
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Anthropic has begun asking Claude users for permission to use their voice conversations to improve its AI models. The Claude voice training prompt offers a choice over sharing audio recordings and voice chat data. The request appears when people use Claude’s voice features. Users can select Allow to participate or Not now to decline the…
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Google appears to be testing a desktop feature that could let Gemini work across Mac files, applications and websites. The proposed Gemini Mac access settings could allow some actions without repeated approval, depending on which permissions users enable. A hidden interface in the Gemini Desktop app references “Additional sandbox options.” However, the feature is not…