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Scammers are harvesting location details from holiday photos posted on Instagram and Facebook, then using that information to craft convincing phishing messages that reference specific places and trips to trick people into handing over bank details.
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Wake County, North Carolina has suspended its use of an elections software vendor following a possible cyberattack. Election officials say voting machines, ballots, voter registration data, and vote-counting systems were not affected, but information about poll workers may have been exposed.
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California has begun enforcement under its Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) rules, focusing on whether data brokers have registered with the state and are honoring consumer opt-out requests. The enforcement phase marks a shift from rulemaking to active accountability for companies that collect and sell personal data.
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A third gay bar in San Francisco has suspended its use of facial recognition technology following privacy concerns. The pause reflects growing pushback against biometric surveillance in LGBTQ+ spaces in the city.
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Fully autonomous robotaxis are now operating as commercial services in select cities, marking a shift from long-promised concept to limited real-world deployment. The rollout remains geographically narrow, with most of the country still waiting for access.
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Columbia Law School has adopted an AI policy that largely permits students and faculty to use AI tools, according to the Columbia Daily Spectator. Few details about specific restrictions or permitted use cases are available from the excerpt.
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CRPx0 made the news last month for its somewhat novel approach of offering free OnlyFans accounts to get victims to click links that would deploy its malware. Since August 7, when it launched a leak site on both the clear net and dark web, CRPx0 has listed 47 victims that did not pay its extortion... Source
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pulled back a $125 million sole-source contract it had planned to award to Thomson Reuters for surveillance data services. The withdrawal ends, at least for now, a deal that would have bypassed the competitive bidding process.
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A campaign called 'Ban the Scan' is gaining traction in opposition to facial recognition technology used at Madison Square Garden. The push reflects growing public and political pressure to restrict how private venues deploy biometric surveillance on the people who attend their events.
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Wisconsin politician David Crowley has publicly criticized Representative Tom Tiffany over congressional votes that would block state-level AI regulation and accelerate data center construction. The dispute reflects a broader national debate over who controls AI policy and what gets built where.
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Pressure is growing to restrict or ban the facial recognition and surveillance systems used by Madison Square Garden, which critics have described as a surveillance empire operating inside a major public venue.
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The UK Information Commissioner's Office has formally reprimanded ACRO Criminal Records Office for violating UK GDPR security requirements following a data breach. ACRO is a national police unit that handles sensitive records including criminal history, Police Certificates, and International Child Protection Certificates.
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Sogang University in South Korea disclosed a cyberattack that exposed personal data linked to roughly 180,000 students, alumni, and staff accounts. The university confirmed the breach involved its integrated login system, with an unidentified outside party responsible.
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The Metropolitan Police accidentally exposed the email addresses of 143 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed by copying them into a group message visible to roughly a dozen other recipients. The force has attributed the breach to human error and says an internal investigation is underway.
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Secondhand book sellers are reporting unusual bulk purchases, with speculation that buyers are acquiring physical books to use as AI training data before destroying them. The pattern has drawn attention to how AI companies may be sourcing text at scale through unconventional channels.
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A recent report claims ransomware attacks on K-12 are down for the first half of 2026, while another news story’s headline today claims schools are becoming a new cybersecurity battleground. New? We don’t think it’s new. But the education sector has long been characterized as providing low-hanging fruit for criminals, and recent attacks on edtech... Source
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Spain boosts Ceuta security as online calls urge new border rush reuters.com
Young people in Britain are increasingly turning to birding content on TikTok and birdsong identification apps, drawn to the hobby as an alternative to the more chaotic and AI-saturated corners of the internet.
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Twitch has updated its policies to allow Amazon to use streamer content for AI training, with an opt-out available to those who want to exclude their material. The announcement drew immediate backlash from thousands of users who objected to the default-on approach.
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Data privacy complaints in Hong Kong have risen 62 percent, prompting authorities to urge residents to exercise extreme caution in how they share and handle personal information as AI use grows.
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Data privacy complaints have risen 62% amid growing use of AI, prompting calls for extreme caution from what appears to be a regulatory or oversight body. The surge points to widening gaps between how AI systems handle personal data and what people expect or are legally owed.
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Washington state has released a data privacy report identifying data collection practices and breach incidents as significant concerns for residents. The report signals that state officials are actively examining how personal data is gathered and protected within Washington.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement used artificial intelligence tools to collect information on U.S. citizens, according to a report. The scope of the data gathered and the legal basis for targeting citizens were not specified in the available information.
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Federal agents deployed facial recognition technology to identify and compile photographs of protesters during Operation Metro Surge, according to reporting by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.
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