A huge data breach has leaked over 50,000 profiles from the'Gay Daddy' dating app, cybersecurity researchers have discovered. The exposed data contains extremely sensitive information including users' names, ages, location data and HIV status. According to experts from Cybernews, the exposed database also contains over 124,000 private messages and photos – many of which are explicit. While the app markets itself as a'private and anonymous community', researchers say the information could be accessed by anyone with'basic technical knowledge'. Researchers say the app's'devastating' security failure puts its users at serious risk of blackmail, exploitation and even physical harm.

Cybersecurity experts warn that a new hacking campaign is targeting people who share an extremely specific set of interests. According to cybersecurity firm SOPHOS, hackers have used a sophisticated set of tools to hijack the results of one particular Google search. And the experts warn that searching for this specific six-word phrase could put you at serious risk of being hacked. However, you aren't likely to be in much danger unless you happen to live in Australia and have an interest in exotic cats. SOPHOS warns that hackers are targeting anyone who searches: 'Are Bengal Cats legal in Australia?'.

An executive order on artificial intelligence issued by US president Joe Biden aims to show leadership in regulating AI safety and security – but most of the follow-through still requires action from US lawmakers and the voluntary goodwill of tech companies. Biden's executive order directs a wide array of US government agencies to develop guidelines for testing and using AI systems, including having the National Institute of Standards and Technology set guidelines for "red-team testing" that can probe for potential AI vulnerabilities prior to public release. "The language in this executive order and in the White House's discussion of it suggests an interest in being seen as the most aggressive and proactive in addressing AI regulation," says Sarah Kreps at Cornell University in New York. It is probably "no coincidence" that Biden's executive order came out just before the UK government convened its own AI summit, says Kreps. But she cautioned that the executive order alone will not have much impact unless the US Congress can produce bipartisan legislation and resources to back it up – something that she sees as unlikely during the US 2024 election year.

Suppose you enter a dark room in an unknown building. You may panic about some potential monsters lurking in the dark. Or just turn on the light, to avoid painfully bumping into the furniture. The dark room is the future of artificial intelligence (AI). Unfortunately, there are people who believe that, as we step into the room, we may run into some evil, ultra-intelligent machines. Fear of some kind of ogre, such as a Golem or a Frankenstein's monster, is as old as human memory.