DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats
2026-10-31T02:51:49Z•61f0000aafb95133847d873edc8cf9e8321bb1736a9b5e5c24ac9183b20b3fb0
Character.AIGCHQSocial Security numbersSyrian Electronic Armydata breachdata governancefinancial aid systemsinsider risklaw enforcementnation-state activitypayment card datapersonally identifiable informationprivacy
What happened
Security news digest covering privacy risks in the potential sale of Character.AI user chats, payment card theft at fashion retailer Resolve, exposure of approximately 4.9 million Social Security numbers in a Florida financial-aid website breach, sentencing of a Syrian Electronic Army hacker for attacks on Western targets, and inadequate accounting for data-storage devices at UK signals intelligence agency GCHQ.
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