Podcast
Podcast: Replacing 404 Media with AI
Emanuel's AI-powered ripoff news site; we listen to the music that has record labels suing startups; and chatbots have changed their personalities overnight.
News
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
News
Researcher Infects His Own Meta Quest VR Headset With Ransomware
A cybersecurity researcher set out to prove whether Meta’s virtual reality headset is susceptible to a certain flavor of ransomware.
FOIA
Cops Released a Car’s Travel History to a Total Stranger
In a rare instance of too much transparency, an Ohio police department released the precise movements of a particular vehicle in response to a public records request, showing just how invasive license plate reading technology can be.
Podcast
Podcast: Hacking the Adderall Shortage
People in the U.S. are outsourcing the hunt for Adderall to people in the Philippines; an Apple AirTag stalking case; and the Gateway Pundit's (alleged) bankruptcy.
News
Hacker Accesses Internal ‘Tile’ Tool That Provides Location Data to Cops
A hacker broke into systems used by Tile, the tracking company, then stole a wealth of customer data and had access to internal company tools.
News
‘AI Call Center Software’ Is Powering a Scam Call Center
Internal data from a scam call center shows it is using Voiso to power its scam operation. Voiso does offer some AI-powered features, although it's unclear if the scammers are using those particular products.
Features
Inside a Kidnapping Planned on the FBI's Secret Chat App
Anom, the FBI's secret tech startup, is reaching breaking point due to being too popular. Will another murder fall through the cracks?
Podcast
Podcast: A Massive Google Leak
We got a massive internal Google database. We also talk about deepfake laws, and the earliest example of the All Eyes on Rafah image.
News
Google Contractor Used Admin Access to Leak Info From Private Nintendo YouTube Video
The leak made its way to Reddit, which teased the release of a new Yoshi game in 2017.
News
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents
An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.
News
Ticketmaster Confirms Hack in SEC Filing
404 Media also obtained a second, larger sample of the data, which is connected to genuine accounts on the Ticketmaster website.