New from 404 Media: after we revealed the Signal clone used by Trump administration had been hacked, senator is now demanding a DOJ investigation into the serious threat to national security posed by TeleMessage, whether Israeli government involved in its development
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Senator Demands Investigation into Trump Admin Signal Clone After 404 Media Investigation
404 Media reported on Sunday a hacker had got users' messages and group chats from TeleMessage. Now Senator Ron Wyden is demanding an investigation.
New from Media: GlobalX, a major airline for Trump's deportations, has been hacked. There's a defacement on the site at the moment. Hacker sent us data they say are passenger lists for flights. We cross-checked with court records/lists of deported people. Matches.
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GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked
Hackers say they have obtained what they say are passenger lists for GlobalX flights from January to this month. The data appears to include people...
New from 404 Media: 100,000 people are using a Telegram bot that makes AI cumshot videos of anyone. The bot has only been around since April, showing just how quickly abusive tools like this are spreading and growing. Telegram hasn't removed the bot
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100,000 People Are Using a Telegram Bot That Makes AI Cumshot Videos of Anyone
An open AI video generation model that was released last month is now being used by thousands of people to generate nonconsensual sexual videos of ...
New from 404 Media: Mr Deepfakes, the biggest deepfake nonconsensual porn site on the internet, say it's shutting down for good “A critical service provider has terminated service permanently. Data loss has made it impossible to continue operation.”
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Mr. Deepfakes, the Biggest Deepfake Porn Site on the Internet, Says It’s Shutting Down for Good
The biggest site for nonconsensual deepfake porn on the internet says it’s shutting down and not coming back.
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach
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The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
I wrote a bit more about the unanswered questions and issues raised by Mike Waltz's use of a Signal fork that archives messages, which we broke news of yesterday:
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Behind the Blog: The News Hits Different
This week, we discuss eyebrow-raising apps, more media mess, and lovingly gazing at AI slop.
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New from 404 Media: Mike Waltz has inadvertently revealed the obscure app the government is using to archive Signal messages. Made by a company called TeleMessage. Use of the Signal clone raises questions about how messages being secured, what classification of info
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Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages
A photograph of Trump administration official Mike Waltz's phone shows him using an unofficial version of Signal designed to archive messages durin...
New from 404 Media: the person who just acquired Polygon is the porn mogul who co-founded Brazzers
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Polygon Acquired by Porn Mogul Who Co-Founded Brazzers
Before he founded Valnet, Hassan Youssef started one of the biggest porn sites on the internet.
New in what might become a semi-regular 404 Media segment—RECESSION INDICATOR: Bookings for the German Tour Bus in My Neighborhood Are Down 30%
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Recession Indicator: Bookings for the German Tour Bus in Los Angeles Are Down 30%
Donald Trump: "Tourism is way up."
The infamous 'You Wouldn't Steal a Car' anti-piracy font was actually pirated itself. “I was aware of the campaign using my font, but not that they actually used the illegal clone,” the creator told us. “The irony is extremely funny indeed.”
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The Infamous ‘You Wouldn’t Steal a Car’ Anti-Piracy Font Was Pirated. But By Who?
You wouldn't download an illegal font ... unless you wanted to use it to sell a modem for the Sega Genesis?