#bots

Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots

Oct 7, 2026 // 13:36

A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, […]

Microsoft Teams now lets admins block external bots from meetings

Aug 25, 2026 // 01:37

Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams meeting protection policy that allows administrators to automatically block all identified external bots from joining Teams meetings. This […]

AI bots inflate streams; Musician faces $10M royalty fraud charges.

Mar 20, 2026 // 12:37

Michael Smith, a musician from North Carolina, has admitted guilt in a scheme that fraudulently collected over $10 million in royalties from streaming services like […]

Rust Malware and AI Bots Team Up to Hijack CI/CD Pipelines

Mar 11, 2026 // 10:37

Researchers at Socket identified a targeted supply chain attack involving five malicious Rust crates and an autonomous AI bot designed to steal developer secrets. Malicious Rust Crates […]

Microsoft Teams Adds Visual Labels to Identify Third-Party Bots in Lobbies

Mar 9, 2026 // 23:16

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Teams will soon automatically label third-party bots in meeting lobbies to give organizers better control over automated participants. Key Features of the […]