Episode 114 - AI Generated Photo Tanks Stocks, Ransomware Groups Donate to Charity, Google Deletes Inactive Accounts, Section 230 Verdict

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AI generated photo of Pentagon attack crashes stock markets

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pentagon-explosion-hoax-goes-viral-after-verified-twitter-accounts-push/

• https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1660685492235452426

Ransomware groups donate to charity

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malaslocker-ransomware-targets-zimbra-servers-demands-charity-donation/

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-donates-20k-of-extortion-money-to-charities/

Google to delete inactive accounts

• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/google-will-start-deleting-inactive-accounts-after-two-years/

• https://www.engadget.com/google-will-start-purging-inactive-accounts-later-this-year-191350823.html

• https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-to-get-free-starbucks-for-life-2015-8

• https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/04/21/usain-bolt-beijing-olympics-2008-chicken-nuggets/

Section 230 protections still stand

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-twitter-and-google-avoiding-the-issue-of-section-230-for-now/ar-AA1bnng1

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