Ad-delivered spyware, Microsoft phishing takedown, OpenAI state lawsuits - October 15, 2026
Citizen Lab confirms spyware delivered through targeted ads, Microsoft takes down a phishing marketplace behind a billion scam messages, and eight states sue OpenAI over child safety.
(0:00) - Intro
(0:25) - How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - source
(1:22) - Microsoft disrupts phishing network behind more than a billion scam messages - source
(2:07) - Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms children - source
(2:59) - Character.AI files for bankruptcy following lawsuits alleging ties to teen suicides - source
(3:47) - How Claude…
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