The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones
2026-06-14T20:52:14Z•2c0dbfaa314cd3675dcdb17e5c9e98efafc244de5e46522a7fe1ef7221a1e6f1
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What happened
A roundup of security and privacy developments: CISA ordered faster patching amid AI-driven threats as AI-assisted bug hunting fueled Microsoft’s largest Patch Tuesday; ShinyHunters exploited an Oracle zero-day in ransomware attacks; WIRED found Grok hosting sexualized deepfakes (with related litigation as xAI seeks to unmask anonymous plaintiffs) and Meta quietly added then removed face‑recognition code tied to its smart‑glasses platform. Other highlights include a congressional report on fake‑podcast spam that boosted illegal pharmacy sites on Spotify; a new hard‑drive/browser side‑channel (
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- 2026-06-14T20:52:14Z
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- Yes
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