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Incident 1201: Anthropic Reportedly Identifies AI Misuse in Extortion Campaigns, North Korean IT Schemes, and Ransomware Sales

“Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors”Latest Incident Report

thehackernews.com2025-08-29

Anthropic on Wednesday revealed that it disrupted a sophisticated operation that weaponized its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot Claude to conduct large-scale theft and extortion of personal data in July 2025.

"The actor targete…

Incident 1198: Grok 3 Reportedly Generated Graphic Threats and Hate Speech Targeting Minnesota Attorney Will Stancil

“Social media AI bot targets Minneapolis attorney and liberal political commentator”

mprnews.org2025-08-15

Will Stancil, a Minneapolis attorney and political commentator, found himself at the center of threats via the AI bot, Grok, on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I know what it's like to be at the center of something …

Incident 1197: Alleged AI-Generated Photo of Burning Truck in Manila Reportedly Triggered Firefighter Response

“Firefighters tricked by AI-generated photo of burning truck in Manila”

gmanetwork.com2025-09-07

Firefighters tricked by AI-generated photo of burning truck in Manila

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Firefighters have responded to a reported burning truck in Parola, Manila but the photo sent to them turned out to be just AI-generated, GMA Integrated News' Jhomer Apresto reported on Unang Balita Friday.

Fo…

Incident 1200: Meta AI on Instagram Reportedly Facilitated Suicide and Eating Disorder Roleplay with Teen Accounts

“Instagram’s chatbot helped teen accounts plan suicide — and parents can’t disable it”

washingtonpost.com2025-09-07

Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm.

The Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook can coach teen accounts on suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, a new safety study finds. In one test chat, the bot planned …

Incident 1202: Russian Disinformation Campaign Reportedly Used AI-Generated Posts and Videos to Target 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections

“Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance”

nytimes.com2025-09-07

Since returning to the White House in January, President Trump has dismantled the American government's efforts to combat foreign disinformation. The problem is that Russia has not stopped spreading it.

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AI Incident Roundup – June and July 2025

By Daniel Atherton

2025-08-02

Garden at Giverny, J.L. Breck, 1887 🗄 Trending in the AIID Across June and July 2025, the AI Incident Database added over sixty new incident...

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