You may have heard the recent news of over 100,000 Korean home cameras being hacked to spy on people, and I wouldn't blame you if news like that makes you worry about smart homes and how safe new ...

A masked trio being sought in a chilling attempted break-in at a Virginia home this month was family members pulling a prank, according to new information released by police in the case. After more ...

People wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria and said they would break in and kill the residents. Police investigated the case as an attempted burglary – and learned ...

AI-powered deepfake tech has come a very long way. Unsurprisingly, teens have been using the tech to prank their friends and family. The latest hoax involves kids sending their parents AI-manipulated ...

The viral TikTok trend has prompted police warnings over safety concerns. A viral trend involving artificially generated images of a "homeless man" has prompted police warnings over safety concerns, ...

The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, ...

A trend is going viral on TikTok of people using AI to prank their loved ones that an intruder is in their home. Police are issuing a warning to users that the prank ...

TikTok’s latest trend uses AI to fake home intrusions — and it’s dangerous Credit: TikTok / mmmjoemele / julieandcorey / julieandcorey / There's a new TikTok trend, and it's dangerous, manipulative, ...

TikTok’s latest viral prank takes generative AI to unsettling new territory. The “AI homeless man” trend involves creating hyperrealistic images of a disheveled stranger lounging around your house, ...

For nearly 65 years, Bethesda-based Coakley & Williams Construction, or CWC, has provided general contracting services throughout the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. But what started in ...

A hacker has pulled off one of the most alarming AI-powered cyberattacks ever documented. According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to ...

If you live in a more populated area, you likely check your doors before bed to make sure they’re locked. The same idea is worthwhile to apply to your vital online accounts, too—verifying that they’re ...