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Cops alerted by AI gun detection system arrest high school student holding bag of Doritos
By Mark Tyson published
A young student was left traumatized after being ordered to the ground and handcuffed by police because an AI gun detection system erroneously called the cops on his Doritos habit.

China says it has foiled a series U.S. cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure
By Mark Tyson published
China’s Ministry of State Security has taken to social media to boast about foiling a series of cyberattacks it says were directed by the U.S. National Security Agency.

Tile exploit could let stalkers follow you with your own tracker
By Nathaniel Mott last updated
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found design flaws in Tile location trackers that can be abused to stalk their owners.

$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks
By Jon Martindale published
The British national is accused of hacking over 120 computer networks and attacking close to 50 different U.S. entities.

China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests
By Mark Tyson published
Research suggests that your DeepSeek AI results can be of drastically lower quality if you trigger China’s geopolitically sensitive tripwires.

U.S. places $11 million bounty on Ukrainian ransomware mastermind
By Sunny Grimm published
Volodymyr Tymoshchuk is accused of masterminding ransomware that disrupted 250 companies in the United States alone.

Burger King hacked, attackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices'
By Mark Tyson last updated
Ethical hackers have detailed how they uncovered 'catastrophic' vulnerabilities in various Burger King systems.

Console repairer encounters Xbox 360 that Microsoft banned over 'bad debt' from unpaid bills — Microsoft MVP chimes in with an elegant official solution
By Mark Tyson published
A Microsoft Xbox 360 console that refuses to play due to ‘bad debt’ has raised more than a few eyebrows.
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