- A European Parliament politician on the PEGA Committee was targeted with Pegasus spyware, according to new research. Google warned that EU pro-competition rules could make its Search and Android systems vulnerable to hacking.
- Meta contractors posed as kids and teens to test how chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT respond to high-risk subjects, including suicide and drugs, per a WIRED investigation.
- A researcher used Anthropic’s Claude Opus to break into Front Gate and issue tickets to major US music festivals, such as Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo.
- Apple’s Hide My Email service is leaking real email addresses due to a vulnerability, with 100% of tested addresses exploitable; Apple has not fixed it despite reports since 2025.
- A 19-year-old alleged member of the Scattered Spider hacking group was extradited to the US and faces charges for hacking a jewelry retailer and demanding an $8 million ransom.
- India threatened WhatsApp over its plan to introduce usernames, citing concerns about increased fraud and cybercrime, and asked to pause the rollout.
- Errors in automatic license plate reader (ALPR) systems have led to innocent people being detained by police, with at least 24 misidentification cases reported over eight years.