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But the most realistic deepfakes I was able to create did not involve politicians or celebrities. They mostly did not depict ...

The stealthy Python-based backdoor framework deploys a persistent Windows implant likely designed for espionage.

A stealthy Python-based backdoor framework capable of long-term surveillance and credential theft has been identified ...

Claude Opus commit added malicious npm dependency in Feb 2026, enabling crypto theft and persistent RAT access.

Shortly after publication, a slew of fake ICIJ reporters approached journalists, Taiwanese officials, and human rights ...

A news site with apparent links to OpenAI is using AI agents posing as human reporters to get comments for stories, an ...

Storm-1516 campaign uses fabricated videos, phony websites and anonymous influencers to spread tales about election fraud, corruption and sexual abuse.

Scammers built a convincing fake Windows update site that installs password-stealing malware. Learn how the multi-stage attack works and how to stay safe.

The tool, which requires a celebrity to upload their likeness, will flag potentially infringing content — like, say, a star playing a role in fan-generated movie — for a possible takedown. By Alex ...

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...