Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, Astra, that it thinks could have “critical” cybersecurity capabilities, and the […]

‘This technology turns every router into a potential means for surveillance’: Report claims Wi-Fi devices could ‘quietly identify’ people with nearly 100% accuracy
‘This technology turns every router into a potential means for surveillance’: Report claims Wi-Fi devices could ‘quietly identify’ people with nearly 100% accuracy

Researchers say ordinary Wi-Fi networks identified 197 people with nearly 100% accuracy, raising concerns about invisible surveillance and privacy.

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.

OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach

The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.

Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch

A new feature added to Comcast’s newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack

This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year.

Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver — but it’s now down to you to fix your PC

A malicious executable hidden within a LAN driver can track keystrokes, intercept data, and swipe passwords from Geekom mini-PCs.

Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.