A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens’ private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts warned in an open letter Thursday. Concern over the EU proposal has been building since the Commission […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in an order on Tuesday that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp previously known as the Lambda School, deceived students about the cost of loans, made false claims about graduates’ hiring rates and engaged in illegal lending masked as “income sharing” agreements with high fees. The order marks […]
A crypto wallet maker’s warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm
A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit — but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not a downright scam. Trust Wallet’s official X (previously Twitter) account wrote that “we have credible intel regarding a high-risk zero-day exploit targeting iMessage on the Dark […]
Former DIA Member Somyi Sentenced To Prison For False Accusations Of Sexual Assault
The former DIA member Somyi has been sentenced to a prison term for falsely accusing her current company’s CEO of sexual assault. Somyi | @somsom_o0o/Instagram According to reports on March 21, the idol-turned-streamer was sentenced by the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal 2nd Division to one year and six months in prison for the crime. The Seoul Central […]
Myth-busting 49ers-Chiefs: The 7 worst false narratives for Super Bowl 58, from Brock Purdy to Taylor Swift
The Super Bowl 58 matchup is set. The Chiefs and 49ers will meet again in a rematch of Super Bowl 54. Unfortunately, the game is still 13 days away, and the wait for kickoff in Las Vegas on Feb. 11 (6:30 p.m. ET) will feel extra long because talking heads will exhaust all the major […]