Artificial Intelligence
Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the country’s data protection authority, has opened a formal investigation into X over the use of the platform’s Grok artificial intelligence tool to generate non-consensual sexual images of real people, including children. The DPC, which also serves as the lead European Union privacy regulator for X due to the company’s […]
Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time
With the massive adoption of the OpenClaw agentic AI assistant, information-stealing malware has been spotted stealing files associated with the framework that contain API keys, authentication tokens, and other secrets. OpenClaw (formerly ClawdBot and MoltBot) is a local-running AI agent framework that maintains a persistent configuration and memory environment on the user’s machine. The tool can access local […]
Google says hackers are abusing Gemini AI for all attacks stages
State-backed hackers are using Google’s Gemini AI model to support all stages of an attack, from reconnaissance to post-compromise actions. Bad actors from China (APT31, Temp.HEX), Iran (APT42), North Korea (UNC2970), and Russia used Gemini for target profiling and open-source intelligence, generating phishing lures, translating text, coding, vulnerability testing, and troubleshooting. Cybercriminals are also showing increased interest […]
UK privacy watchdog probes Grok over AI-generated sexual images
The United Kingdom’s data protection authority launched a formal investigation into X and its Irish subsidiary over reports that the Grok AI assistant was used to generate nonconsensual sexual images. This announcement comes after the ICO contacted X and xAI on January 7, seeking urgent information on the measures taken to comply with data protection law following […]
French prosecutors raid X offices, summon Musk over Grok deepfakes
French prosecutors have raided X’s offices in Paris on Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation into the platform’s Grok AI tool, widely used to generate sexually explicit images. The investigation was opened in January 2025 and expanded after complaints about Grok generating illegal content and X being used to share sexual deepfakes and Holocaust-denial […]
Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware
More than 230 malicious packages for the personal AI assistant OpenClaw (formerly known as Moltbot and ClawdBot) have been published in less than a week on the tool’s official registry and on GitHub. Called skills, the packages pretend to be legitimate tools to deliver malware that steals sensitive data, like API keys, wallet private keys, SSH credentials, […]
Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features
In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually. The new “Block AI enhancements” toggle will be available in Firefox 148 on February 24 and will help block current and future generative AI features in the desktop […]
OpenAI says you can trust ChatGPT answers, as it kicks off ads rollout preparation
OpenAI previously confirmed that it’s testing ads in ChatGPT for free and $8 Go accounts, and now we’re seeing early signs of that rollout, at least on Android. As spotted on X, OpenAI has built a full-screen onboarding experience to introduce users to ads in ChatGPT. During onboarding, the company says ads will not change ChatGPT’s answers and […]
OpenAI is retiring famous GPT-4o model, says GPT 5.2 is good enough
OpenAI has confirmed that it’s retiring ChatGPT’s most popular model, called GPT-4o, and several other models, including GPT-5 Instant, GPT-5 Thinking, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini. In a support document, OpenAI confirmed that it made the ultimate decision to retire GPT-4o after GPT 5.2 started to live up to expectations. “On February 13, 2026, alongside […]
U.S. convicts ex-Google engineer for sending AI tech data to China
A U.S. federal jury has convicted Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, for stealing AI supercomputer data from his employer and secretly sharing it with Chinese tech firms. Ding was originally indicted in March 2024 after he lied and didn’t sincerely cooperate with Google’s internal investigation, leading to his arrest in California. According to the […]