Confusion reigns after claims that data linked to 17.5 million Instagram accounts is up for sale - sparked by a vague post, contradictory statements, and a flood of password reset emails nobody asked for.

And we dig into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, after it started generating sexualised images of women and children - raising uncomfortable questions about guardrails, accountability, and why playing the censorship card doesn’t make the problem go away.

All this, and much more, in this episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast with Graham Cluley, and special guest Monica Verma.

EPISODE LINKS:

Free Speech Union website down after alleged funders exposed by trans hackers - Pink News.
Illinois Man Charged in Snapchat Hacking Investigation - US Dept of Justice.
Hackers get hacked, as BreachForums database is leaked - Hot for Security.
Post by Malwarebytes - Bluesky.
Post by Instagram - Twitter.
Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak - Bleeping Computer.
Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children - BBC News.
Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first - CNN.
Elon Musk shares AI images of Starmer in bikini in row over grim Grok deepfakes - Mirror.
Soul Music - BBC Sounds.
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