Appeals Court Allows Florida to Enforce Law Limiting Teens' Social Media

A federal appeals court allowed Florida to enforce ​a state law barring children under 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat, rejecting ‌tech industry groups' claims that the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel on the Atlanta-based 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the law, known as H.B. 3.

Microsoft Takes Down Marketplace for Scammers Sending Phishing Texts

Microsoft says it helped dismantle a marketplace for scammers sending phishing messages around the world about nonexistent parking tickets or fake package deliveries. Through an investigation with Japan’s National Police Agency, it tracked scam activity back to a marketplace called YAM Store and a pair of phishing kits, CoGUI and Iron Man.

Data Protection Authority Fines Dating App for Not Getting Ad Consent

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA) has charged Xandr, an adtech subsidiary of Microsoft, with a fine of 92 million Norwegian kroner, or around $9.6 million. According to the data protection agency, Xandr allegedly didn't obtain "explicit consent" to use sensitive user data of those on Grindr for advertising purposes, instead only assuming that the dating app already secured user approval.

AI Agents from Anthropic Fill Out Visa Form, File Fake Police Report

Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department. White House officials said they were briefed on the agents’ actions on Friday, and demanded that AI companies immediately report rogue AI activity.

Hackers Use AI to Take Over Security Cameras for Wartime Purposes

Intelligence agencies scour the Internet for vulnerable cameras and robotically tap in to them by testing millions of passwords. Now, AI has made it even easier to hack into them and analyze their data at scale, transforming cameras that were designed to boost safety into tools for combatants to track, surveil and attack the enemy — often surpassing the abilities of human intelligence analysts. Algorithms digest endless reams of footage to find hidden gems and patterns for agents to monitor.

Microsoft President: 'Washing Machine Subject to More Safety Rules Than AI'

Milk and washing machines are currently more regulated than AI, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith said there needed to be global safety rules in place, including a legal obligation to tell a "victim" if their system is breached by a rogue AI agent as well as deciding when outside evaluators should sign off on an AI product before it is released.

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Hacker Who Targeted South Korean Banks Linked to AI Use from China

The hacker suspected of infiltrating some of South Korea’s largest banks may have used AI tools to carry out the attacks from China, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says, shedding new light on an incident that’s shaken the nation’s financial sector. The person used Anthropic’s Claude to conduct research and create a resume that likely belonged to the perpetrator of the cyber-intrusion, the U.S. firm said.

Nonprofit Group Calls ChatGPT for Teens an 'Unacceptable Risk'

ChatGPT’s guardrails for underage users fall short of OpenAI’s commitments to child safety, a nonprofit group said, designating the company’s ChatGPT for Teens offering as an “Unacceptable Risk.” The Youth AI Safety Institute, part of the nonprofit Common Sense Media, called on the artificial-intelligence lab to restrict usage of ChatGPT to people over the age of 18 until it can improve the guardrails.

Florida Asks Judge to Force Changes to Facebook, Instagram for Children

Florida ​asked a state judge to order changes to Instagram and Facebook to better ‌protect young users, pressing ahead with a lawsuit accusing parent Meta Platforms of harming teens after most states resolved similar claims through a sweeping settlement. In a filing in a Pasco County court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked for a temporary injunction ​forcing Meta to identify and remove users in the state under the age of 14 from ​those platforms, limit teens there to two hours a day across all apps and ⁠turn off features like autoplay and infinite scroll for them.

Meta, TikTok, X Challenge British Regulator Over Online Safety Requests

Meta, TikTok and X are challenging British regulator Ofcom over the amount of information it is demanding they provide under Britain's ​nascent online safety regime. The challenge is one of the first ‌in relation to the 2023 Online Safety Act, which sets tougher standards for platforms such as TikTok, X and Meta's Facebook and Instagram with the aim to ​protect children from harmful and illegal content.

ShinyHunters Website Goes Dark After Deadline Passes for FBI Response

The website used by ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for a recent hack of thousands of FBI agents' personal and sensitive ​data, went offline, a day after the group's deadline ‌for the FBI to retract or modify a statement about the group's tactics and track record expired. ShinyHunters, a prolific cyber extortion group with a long record of targeting major corporations around ​the world, told Reuters and other news organizations on September 22 that it ​had stolen data "on almost ALL FBI Agents, and individuals who filed ⁠an application with the FBI for a job."

Trump Rejects AI Regulation as Tech Leaders Sign Voluntary Commitments

President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on artificial intelligence after meeting at the White House with top industry executives amid growing global concerns over threats posed by the technology. In lieu of new rules, Trump and the executives agreed on a framework where they would partner with outside auditors to conduct safety assessments of models and implement stronger internal controls over their systems, according to a copy of an accord signed by the president and Silicon Valley leaders following a White House lunch on AI risks.

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