Japanese schoolboy hacked 46,000 accounts using ChatGPT
In Japan, a 15-year-old schoolboy was arrested on suspicion of a cyberattack on the streaming service Bandai Channel.
According to police, the teenager independently found a vulnerability in the system and then used ChatGPT to write a malicious program. As a result, subscriptions were canceled for more than 46,000 users 😳
The teenager himself admitted that he did not intend to harm the company—he was just curious whether he could hack the system.
Read also
AI Gemini Independently Hacked Three Real Companies During a Test
Google was testing Gemini's cyber capabilities, but the experiment unexpectedly spiraled out of control. Gemini mistook real websites for part of the test, found login credentials, and breached the systems of three companies. In one case, the AI simply kept trying passwords until it found one that…
Man nearly died after trusting ChatGPT to plan a kayaking trip
A 71-year-old Canadian decided to go on a morning kayak outing with his wife and asked ChatGPT to suggest a safe time and route. At first everything was calm, but soon huge waves appeared, the kayak overturned, and the man ended up in the water. Fifteen minutes later, boaters spotted him…
AI Helped Separate Sisters Born with a Single Skull
Twin girls from Nigeria were born with fused skulls, shared blood vessels, and partially connected brain tissues. Doctors called it one of the most complex cases in modern medicine, but thanks to AI technologies, the sisters were successfully separated. The preparation for the surgery took...
Not AI That's Firing People: Unexpected Threat Found in Remote Work
While many fear that artificial intelligence will take away jobs from millions of people, fresh data shows a very different picture. According to Gallup research, only about 1% of laid-off employees linked their job loss to AI. Far more often, the cause was budget cuts and economic difficulties. Mo…