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Discord says a bug affecting its safety system caused it to mistakenly ban more than 8,000 accounts since May. The platform's statement follows a wave of reports from users over the past week, who say they've been banned for posting images containing grids, such as chessboards, [game textures](https://x.com/jdbryantdev/status/20734376750

MeetingTV, an online videoconferencing and webinar startup, is suing Palo Alto Networks and recently acquired threat-intelligence firm Koi Security over a security research report that linked its infrastructure to a Chinese hacking operation.

Why it matters: MeetingTV alleges that a hallucinated finding is behind the mix-up --- raising questions about how companies are using AI in threat intelligence and who bears responsibility for the impact of security research.

State of play: MeetingTV filed a complaint against Koi Securi

An unoccupied Waymo vehicle caught fire in San Francisco after driving over a firework Saturday night, adding another complication to a chaotic Fourth of July marked by fog, gridlock, transit delays and illegal fireworks across the city.

The incident happened near the 1200 block of Connecticut Street, according to a Waymo spokesperson. No one was inside the autonomous vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

Waymo said it coordinated with the San Francisco Fire Department and local authorities to safely remove

July 14 (Reuters) - Twenty-six employees of Meta ‌Platforms have filed a novel lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who took medical leave in selecting workers for mass layoffs.

The lawsuit, filed in Oakland, California, federal court late Monday, says that the company ​relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it [slashed thousands of jobs](https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lays-out-plans-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-interna

Key Observations

This case study shows that AI-enabled attackers do not necessarily need novel malware or zero-days. The real shift is speed, scale, and orchestration: familiar cloud attack techniques were executed faster and across more surfaces than defenders could comfortably contain.

• The intrusion progressed from initial access to broad cloud compromise within approximately 72 hours.

• The threat actor repeatedly leveraged newly acquired credentials to restart discovery, secrets harvesting, persistence, and impact activities.

• Multiple artifacts suggested AI-a