ChatGPT tells users with ordinary tech problems to contact 404 Media
Jason Koebler says the chatbot frames routine support issues as newsworthy and names 404 Media as the outlet that can help.
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80 articles · newest firstChatGPT tells people with tech problems to email 404 Media
Users say the chatbot drafted pitches about Instagram bans, Verizon outages, and even OpenAI support complaints.
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ChatGPT tells users to email 404 Media about tech-support problems
Senders say the chatbot drafted messages about Instagram bans, a Verizon outage and OpenAI support failures.
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404 Media podcast covers AI slop, Claude caps, Character.ai
The October 23 episode also covers TV surveillance ads; the Character.ai segment is subscriber-only.
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404 Media paywalled blog asks about AI-generated Etsy recipes
The readable text only notes Etsy’s ban on some AI recipes and patterns and asks readers for sources.
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404 Media post on AI decompiling is paywalled
The available page gives only the headline and subscription prompts, with no technical details.
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Behind the Blog: Doing Whatever
404 Media's behind-the-blog post covers studio setup and media chatter, not security news.
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Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?
404 Media interviews the creator of smutstep, a viral dubstep style aimed at BookTok romance fans.
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The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’
A 404 Media interview profiles DARQ DAGR, the vocalist behind viral BookTok smutstep tracks.
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Behind the Blog: What Would the Pope Do?
404 Media’s paywalled blog note previews a behind-the-scenes discussion of AI and spirituality.
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Podcast: Leak Show Cops Can Break into Locked iPhones
A 404 Media podcast says a leak shows police can bypass the iPhone inactivity reboot.
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Watch an Unconstitutional Flock Search
404 Media says it has bodycam and in-car video of an unconstitutional Flock search, but details are paywalled.
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404 @ 3
404 Media posted a paywalled teaser mentioning Flock coverage cited in proposed legislation.
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Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
404 Media’s podcast covers a claimed hack exposing data on all FBI employees and spouses.
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Behind the Blog: Freaking Out
A paywalled 404 Media note mentions AI-written tip emails and inbox agents, without further details.
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How Schools and Universities Try to Censor Student Journalists
404 Media documents how school and university administrators pressure advisors and student journalists to suppress reporting on Epstein, Gaza, and LGBTQ+ topics.
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FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data
ShinyHunters told 404 Media they won't publish stolen data on all FBI employees and applicants, though the theft itself still poses counterintelligence risks.
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Humans are reviewing Copilot users’ bizarre and abusive image-editing requests
Contractors reviewing Microsoft Copilot image-editing requests see uncensored private photos, including sexual and abusive content, with no safety-flagging role.
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The End of Privacy Is Here (with Kashmir Hill)
404 Media interviews Kashmir Hill on facial recognition used to identify and dox people in public.
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Behind the Blog: Did you notice?
404 Media's members-only post discusses internal blog changes, not a security or AI incident.
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Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
A 404 Media podcast cites OpenAI and Microsoft court admissions, plus AI music and agent spam.
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FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
404 Media found the massive FBI personnel data breach includes members of the bureau's secretive hacking unit, exposing identities, addresses, and family details.
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FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
ShinyHunters' FBIJobs.gov breach exposed personal data on about 5,000 FBI staff, including Remote Operations Unit members.
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ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report
ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI and stole personal data on agents and job applicants.
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report
ShinyHunters claims it breached FBI systems via a PeopleSoft zero-day, stealing 2-3 TB of agent and applicant data, and defaced fbijobs.gov.
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach Exposed Data of All Employees and Applicants
ShinyHunters claims it stole FBI employee and applicant data via an unverified PeopleSoft zero-day; the FBI is investigating.
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ShinyHunters claims FBI hack, data theft in PeopleSoft zero-day breach
ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI via an unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day RCE, stealing 2-3TB of employee and applicant data and defacing the FBI Jobs site.
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ShinyHunters escalates dispute with FBI; claims to have seized job applicants’ site and acquired data
ShinyHunters claims it stole FBI employee and applicant data, including agents' home details.
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Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
ShinyHunters says it stole FBI agent and applicant data via PeopleSoft and a government cloud.
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The AI plot to scan and destroy books (Lock and Code S07E19)
A Malwarebytes podcast details how Anthropic and Amazon scan and destroy books to train AI models.
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Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
Journalists investigate cities switching to Axon ALPR cameras and seek public records on usage and inter-agency data sharing.
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404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill
404 Media and The Intercept podcast examines how AI powers private surveillance firms, wartime targeting, and perceived AI apocalypse risks.
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Behind the Blog: Eating the Internet
404 Media's behind-the-scenes post discusses reporting on AI-generated music impersonating real artists on Spotify and other weekly stories.
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Flock cameras are tracking people as well as cars
Investigations found Flock cameras detect people, hackers recovered on-device encryption keys to unlock videos, and DC police tracked officers via Flock data.
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‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
Flock's demo account 'Flock City PD' ran invasive AI searches on live license plate cameras in US cities, fueling privacy backlash.
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I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
A journalist used DistroKid's loophole to publish an Udio-generated song on Lathe of Heaven's verified Spotify page, exposing a widespread AI music royalty scam.
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Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people
Hackers tore down a Flock Safety camera, dumped its storage, recovered an encryption key, and revealed its software detects people as well as vehicles.
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Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hardcoded creds
Leaked Flock ALPR camera firmware reveals EOL Android 8.1, a 2017 Linux kernel, and hardcoded API keys granting access to production credentials.
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Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations
404 Media podcast examines contractors who read real ChatGPT user conversations, plus Automattic CEO turmoil and a16z's enshittification essay.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
Hackers who removed a Flock Safety license plate camera dumped its data, revealing person-detection capabilities and an encryption key stored unencrypted on the device.
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