The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Potts Law Firm has sued X.AI Corp., X.AI, LLC and X Corp. in federal court in Little Rock on behalf of a family whose child was allegedly depicted in AI-generated sexual abuse material made from authentic photos. The complaint alleges xAI's technology played a role in creating the images; the case stems from criminal charges against a Bentonville photographer.
Original report: Family sues xAI over alleged Grok-made child abuse images
Queensland police have charged a 52-year-old Cleveland man with 43 offences, including 27 counts of distributing intimate images and six of unlawful stalking, over AI-generated posters allegedly showing eight women's faces on explicit images with their names, jobs and false claims they were sex workers. Most turned up in public toilet blocks. He remains in custody.
Original report: Queensland man charged over AI sex posters of eight women
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety says 26 companies sold about 600,000 diet products worth 11.5 billion won using false ads, including AI-generated images and AI short-form videos featuring celebrities and pharmacists, some invoking 'edible Wegovy'. It requested administrative penalties and filed complaints; one product bought for 2,000 won retailed at 60,000 won.
Original report: Korea catches 26 firms hawking 'edible Wegovy' with AI ads
Queensland Police are investigating explicit AI-generated content falsely depicting members of the A.B. Paterson College community, found in a former secondary teacher's school digital account, the Arundel school told parents. The teacher was dismissed in October 2025; the school says there is no evidence the material was shared and all of it went to police.
Original report: Explicit AI content found in fired Arundel teacher's account
Hunt.io and researcher Bob Diachenko report that exposed directories on a Hong Kong server, archived July 9–13, 2026, show an operator running the Hermes AI agent in unattended 'YOLO' mode to enumerate Thailand's Ministry of Finance network, alongside webshells, stolen credentials and a previously unreported Go implant called 'Hades'. How access was gained is unclear.
Original report: Attackers left Hermes AI agent probing Thai finance ministry unattended
Canada's Federal Court ordered costs against a complainant, finding his unverified use of AI justified it. The July 23, 2026 ruling allowed the Canadian Human Rights Commission's challenge to a tribunal decision dismissing his race-discrimination complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency but dismissed his own application.
Original report: Federal Court orders costs over litigant's unverified AI use
