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The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

It turns out AI-coding tools are useful to criminals, too.
A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors).
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