Security & Privacy

ClarityCheck told users its reverse image search is “private and secure,” but WIRED reports it left a ~450GB Amazon S3 bucket public with 9+ million adult, teen, and child photos. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found the “faces” and “profiles” folders reachable via a URL embedded in the company’s site code, and another misconfiguration exposed email addresses and phone numbers; ClarityCheck secured the bucket after WIRED contacted it in July 2026.

Meta ran advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in August 2026 for an AI tool called Kromix that encouraged users to create deepfake pornographic videos resembling female U.S. politicians, despite…

Chinese AI company Z.ai announced on August 15, 2026, the release of GLM 5.3, an open-weight AI model designed to automate advanced coding and cybersecurity tasks. The company says the model performs…

Rogue Studio launched in Aug. 2026 for AI-generated R-rated adult visuals, positioning Rogue 1.0 as Hollywood-like video tech. Pricing ranges $29–$299/month, supports combining NanoBanana, Seedance, and Kling 2.0, and uses keyword filtering, intent review, and final human output checks.