Black Lotus Labs

Botnets using residential proxy networks are growing despite takedowns, with Lumen Technology's report revealing nearly 60 million victim IP addresses globally. Cybercriminals exploit these botnets to evade detection, and networks like IPIDEA rapidly recover and expand after disruptions, highlighting the persistent demand for such infrastructure.

Jeff Bezos predicts AI will create labor shortages rather than replace workers. OpenAI faces a multistate investigation into data handling and chatbot behavior. An AI-designed 'universal vaccine' passed its first human clinical trial.

The FBI, in collaboration with Google and Black Lotus Labs, dismantled a Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise, which used AI-powered phishing websites to steal credit card data and passwords. The operation involved thousands of phishing websites and a million URLs.