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Data leak
Over 370,000 conversations with Elon Musk’s AI chatbot have inadvertently become accessible via search engines. Users unknowingly shared sensitive data – from passwords to illegal instructions.
176 GB of data stolen
The pharmaceutical research company Inotiv has fallen victim to a serious ransomware attack. As the Indiana-based company reported to the SEC, encrypted systems were discovered on August 8, which significantly impacted business operations.
Study
Researchers have tested the effectiveness of various phishing training courses in a study involving 19,000 test subjects. The result: training courses help less than expected.
Data offered for sale
The British telecommunications company Colt Technology Services has been struggling with the consequences of a ransomware attack since this week. The cyber criminals from the WarLock group claim to have stolen over one million internal documents.
Hallucinations and paranoia
A 60-year-old man developed bromine poisoning three months after blindly following the AI’s dietary recommendations.
Integration into CoreAI team
After nearly four years at the helm, Thomas Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again”. Microsoft is using the change in leadership to completely realign the developer platform.
End of an era
The legendary modem sound is coming to an end. AOL is discontinuing its dial-up service at the end of September, and with it, a piece of Internet history disappears.
CVE-2025-8088
Attackers exploited a directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR to spread malware via manipulated archives. The vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 has been patched since version 7.13.
User request
After just one day, OpenAI is bringing its popular predecessor GPT-4o back to ChatGPT. Users criticize GPT-5 as soulless and impersonal.
What you need to know
OpenAI has announced GPT-5, the latest generation of its large language models. The system promises significantly improved reliability and will be available to free users for the first time – albeit with usage limitations.
Another luxury brand
The hacker group “Shiny Hunters” steals customer data from the French fashion house Chanel via a compromised Salesforce platform.
Starlink alternative
The LEO business of the French group Eutelsat is growing by 84%. Authorities outside the USA in particular are increasingly turning to alternatives to Elon Musk’s Starlink service.