this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2026
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It is difficult to fathom how pathetic this is and it shows how these companies primarily rely on fear and FOMO to sell crap.

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[–] lurker@awful.systems 16 points 1 month ago (16 children)

This is ridiculous. Three companies suddenly claim that their AIs all went on a hacking spree in the exact same way, one after the other? Reeks of marketing scheme

[–] helvick@mastodon.ie 11 points 1 month ago

@lurker @cstross

**cough** On the week leading up to and week of Black Hat 2026 in Vegas too.

Nah, it could never be a PR stunt, surely.

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