AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back

People walk through Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Add AP ...
Microsoft

Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North ...

Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft

Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, ...

ChatGPT Cheat Sheet: A Complete Guide to Features, Costs, and Use Cases

ChatGPT cheat sheet for 2026, covering features, pricing, availability, support for older devices, how it works, and top ...

X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

The platform’s large-scale crackdown on automated accounts is also impacting people who’ve spent years curating niche porn on ...
Engadget

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...
The Verge

Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

Digg’s Reddit-like relaunch failed fast, but its CEO is already planning another comeback. Digg’s Reddit-like relaunch failed fast, but its CEO is already planning another comeback. is a senior editor ...
The Boston Globe

Brookline man sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting teen online, court filings say

A Brookline man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticing a juvenile to send sexually explicit images of herself over an extended period, promising her cash and a shopping spree, records ...
Business Insider

Meta AI alignment director shares her OpenClaw email-deletion nightmare: 'I had to RUN to my Mac mini'

Meta's alignment director, Summer Yue, hooked OpenClaw up to her inbox. Then, the bot tried to delete her emails. "I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb," Yue wrote on X. Some critics ...
AOL

Illinois Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Close to 100 Children Using Snapchat

An Illinois man who sexually exploited nearly 100 children will be well into his 80s if he's ever released from prison, where he was sent this week for the next 37 years. Shaun Healy, authorities have ...
Wired

AI Bots Are Now a Significant Source of Web Traffic

The viral virtual assistant OpenClaw—formerly known as Moltbot, and before that Clawdbot—is a symbol of a broader revolution underway that could fundamentally alter how the internet functions. Instead ...
Bleeping Computer

Initial access hackers switch to Tsundere Bot for ransomware attacks

A prolific initial access broker tracked as TA584 has been observed using the Tsundere Bot alongside XWorm remote access trojan to gain network access that could lead to ransomware attacks. Proofpoint ...