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Sony Cybersecurity Challenge: Wolverine Game Breach
In a recent cyberattack, the Ryhsida ransomware gang targeted Insomniac, the developer of the upcoming Wolverine game. On December 12th, the breach exposed 1.67 terabytes of his data, including level designs, character materials, and unreleased details about Insomniac and Sony games.
The Wolverine game is part of the planned X-Men trilogy, with the second and third titles expected to be completed by 2029 and 2033. Leaked projects include his third Spider-Man game, a game based on Venom, and a new Ratchet and Clank game. Insomniac’s parent company, Sony, has not yet addressed the leaked material. This incident follows Sony’s MOVEit cyberattack, which affected approximately 6,800 employees.
AI generates disturbing content
A recent report revealed worrying flaws in a popular AI image generator that stores thousands of child sexual abuse images. The report urges swift action and shows how AI systems create explicit content with these images, transforming social media photos of fully clothed teens into explicit depictions and raising alarm worldwide. It emphasizes what is causing this.
Previously, researchers believed that unchecked AI tools combined adult pornography with benign images of children to generate such content. However, Stanford Internet Watch found more than 3,200 images of him with suspected child sexual abuse in his LAION AI database, which was used by major AI image makers such as Stable Diffusion. The watchdog group worked with organizations such as the Canadian Center for Child Protection to verify and report approximately 1,000 illegal images to law enforcement.
Apple’s bid fails, watch sales halted
On Thursday, Apple stopped online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the United States after failing to resolve a patent dispute that prevented the use of certain technologies. The suspension, which took effect at 3 p.m. ET, coincides with Apple’s response to its legal battle with medical technology company Masimo. The International Trade Commission rejected Apple’s bid to circumvent an October order blocking the use of technology in the blood oxygen feature of watches.
Apple decided to comply with the ITC’s ruling, pending a possible reversal by the Biden administration before Christmas. The affected watches will remain in stores until Sunday, but the Apple Watch, which doesn’t have more advanced features, will not be affected. Previously purchased models with blood oxygen capabilities remain unaffected by the ITC order.
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