⚡️#TBOT 10: Meta’s Content AI Abused By Governments, Police Surveillance at Your Hardware Store, Build Your Own Pay Phone, Private FOSS Keyboard

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Here’s the stories for the week:

Meta’s Content AI Abused By Governments: An anonymous group has release Pt 1 of their data leak and analysis from Meta’s Integrity Labs.

Your Favorite Stores Surveil for the Police: A recent records request indicated that “Flock” license plate cameras have been installed at 171 Lowe’s and Home Depot hardware stores across the country.

Build Your Own Pay Phone: Electrical engineer Patrick Schlott installed 3 free pay phones for anyone who wants to use them in his town.

Solutions: Want a private FOSS keyboard? We take a look at Heliboard and some upgrades like voice typing, swipe, and more.

We’ll be publishing full posts and clips of each of these stories soon.

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MCP tools with dependent types
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AI is predominantly replacing outsourced, offshore workers
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⚡ Cybersecurity isn’t failing in one big breach—it’s leaking everywhere.

This week’s signals show just how fast cracks turn into collapse:

– NFC trojan stealing cards via “tap-to-pay” 🎴
– Active exploits in N-able N-central
– Espionage ops in Georgia & Moldova
– Docker Hub images still hiding the XZ backdoor
– U.S. expands crypto sanctions
– Hackers rushing to weaponize new CVEs

Each story points to one truth: hesitation = risk.

Read full RECAP → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/weekly-recap-nfc-fraud-curly-comrades-n.html

Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversations
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⚠️ Hackers just weaponized a new Windows flaw (CVE-2025-29824) to drop the PipeMagic backdoor—fueling RansomExx attacks.

The bait? Fake ChatGPT apps and Chrome updates.
Still active. Still evolving.

Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/microsoft-windows-vulnerability.html

Xiaomi Security moment

Ulefone Armor 33 Series & Armor 29 Ultra First Global Sale Kicked Off https://www.gizchina.com/ulefone/ulefone-armor-33-series-armor-29-ultra-first-global-sale-kicked-off

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"Five Android giants—Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Honor, and Lenovo—are joining forces for a new privacy system! Key updates include:- Unified privacy permission framework- System-managed authorization- Strict app permission standardsFull rollout by Q4 2026."

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Compatible with
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That copyright email in your inbox? It might not be legal trouble—it might be malware.

The “Noodlophile” attack hides in fake copyright notices, abuses Telegram, and slips past security tools.

If your brand lives on social media—you’re a target.

Here’s how it works ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/noodlophile-malware-campaign-expands.html