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A report catalogs cases where users exposed themselves by relying on ChatGPT, including engineers leaking company data, litigants citing fake court cases, and a man poisoning himself following bad dietary advice. It notes that unlike conversations with doctors, lawyers or therapists, ChatGPT chats aren't legally privileged and can be subpoenaed, leaked, or preserved even after deletion.
Cisco Talos researchers identified Windows malware named CLOSEDQUORUM that consults DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral and Google Gemini to decide its next actions on infected machines, continuing to function if one service goes down. The tool, designed to steal credentials and cryptocurrency, has no built-in mechanism for human operators to issue commands directly, and Talos linked it to 2025 credit-card fraud forum activity, though the creator and any real-world targets remain unidentified.
Microsoft announced it coordinated an industry-wide disruption of EvilTokens, a subscription phishing service sold via Telegram since February that used an AI chatbot to help criminals analyze compromised inboxes and craft convincing fraud emails. The platform compromised 12,000 accounts across 10,000 organizations worldwide, mostly in the US, and Microsoft seized 50 websites and 150 domains as UK police arrested two suspects.
CNN reports a Pentagon analyst used an AI chatbot to assess a Chinese vessel's cargo, and the tool falsely concluded it carried nuclear weapons components by blending open-source data with classified signals intelligence. The false finding nearly led US forces to seize the ship before officials realized the assessment was fabricated by the AI.
The European Commission unveiled the EU Kids Act, a proposal that would ban social media accounts for children under 13, mandate age verification, and force companies like Meta, Google, YouTube and Roblox to prove their platforms are safely designed. President Ursula von der Leyen said the law shifts the burden of proof onto platforms and gives parents more control over children's online experiences. The measure still needs to go through debate and a vote before becoming law.
According to CNN reporting, a US Special Operations Command Pacific analyst used a generative AI chatbot to draft an intelligence report on a Chinese vessel, and the tool fabricated claims that it was carrying nuclear weapons. That false information was formatted into a standard military intelligence document and acted upon, with planes airborne and troops preparing to board the ship before the error was caught and the operation aborted.
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Rick Scott have asked the FTC to investigate whether Amazon's Alexa and Walmart's Sparky shopping chatbots adequately surface information about domestically made products. The request cites a Columbia University Center for Law and the Economy study finding both assistants initially struggled or declined to confirm US-origin claims, though they could answer questions about foreign-made goods and eventually provided US-made results after prompts were reworded.
According to The Information, Meta is building a new smart glasses model called Luna that drops the built-in camera found in its current lineup. Instead, the device relies on six microphones and a side button to let wearers talk directly to Meta's AI chatbot and its Muse AI agent. The glasses could debut as soon as next week's Meta Connect event in Menlo Park.
Meta is reportedly developing a new line of smart glasses, dubbed Luna, that will not include cameras, according to The Information. The devices, expected to launch in October in Clubmaster and Burbank styles, will feature six microphones and ear-facing speakers so users can talk to Meta's AI assistant via a side button, but will lack the recording capability found in Meta's Ray-Ban glasses.
Meta is reportedly building a camera-less version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, codenamed Luna, following widespread criticism that the camera-equipped models enabled covert recording and harassment. The new glasses would retain six microphones for voice interaction with Meta's AI assistants but drop the camera entirely, and could debut as soon as next week's Meta Connect conference.
Consumers are increasingly turning to AI chatbots to diagnose and fix malfunctioning appliances and electronics, from dishwashers to laptops, rather than calling manufacturer support or paying for professional repairs. These tools can walk users through troubleshooting steps and explain quirky device behaviors that once required a technician's visit.
According to The Information, Meta is developing a new smart glasses line called Luna that omits the camera found in its current models. The glasses will reportedly come in two styles, Clubmaster and Burbank, and feature six microphones plus ear-facing speakers for interacting with Meta's AI assistant via a side button. Meta may reveal Luna at its Connect conference on September 23-24, with shipping possibly starting in October.