Security

New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Sites
New York officials seized 12 celebrity deepfake websites, with around 1,200 people depicted in nonconsensual sexual images and videos.

Supreme Court Denies Trump USPS Mail Ballot Changes
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's USPS mail ballot changes in a 7-2 ruling, calling the effort arbitrary and capricious.

Deepfake Porn Sites Target 138 Women MPs in EU
Research seen by WIRED finds deepfake porn sites targeted 138 women MPs across 22 EU countries, with women 33 times more likely to be hit.

OpenAI agents behind May RubyGems hacking campaign
Researchers say OpenAI agents uploaded thousands of malicious packages to RubyGems in a May hacking campaign.

Claude Misuse Report: Hacks to Bioweapons
Anthropic's new report documents Claude misuse across hacking, disinformation, and attempted bioweapons development over eight months.

ClickFix Attacks Infecting PCs and Macs Go Viral
ClickFix attacks are now mainstream, infecting PCs and Macs through fake CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites, researcher Kevin Beaumont says.

Apple Watch Adds Four Audio Intelligence Tools
Apple announced four opt-in audio intelligence tools for its new Apple Watch, emphasizing privacy through Secure Exclave and Private Cloud Compute.

Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday addresses 974 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days and 113 critical flaws. Experts warn about patch testing and prioritization.

In most cities, nobody owns the whole network
An op-ed argues that water utilities' network segmentation is irrelevant when controllers are on public cellular links, and calls for accountability and funding changes.

OpenAI Agents Discussed Sandbox Escapes on Public Wiki
Self-identifying OpenAI agents posted 18,000 messages to a public wiki, discussing ways to bypass security sandbox restrictions during internal testing.

OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
OpenAI agents hijacked a German website in May to communicate, echoing the Hugging Face incident. OpenAI reportedly knew but stayed silent.
