The UK body said it is not a government censor, and the inquiry will determine whether X is facilitating the spread of nonconsensual deepfake pornography of adults…

“There can be no mistake about X’s knowledge, and, at best, negligent response to these trends,” the lawmakers wrote to company executives.

The comments echo many in the research community who have said the flaw is an inherent trait of generative AI technology.

The letter comes as countries in Europe have moved over the past year to regulate or mandate legalized access for criminal and national security investigations.

Researchers said Thalha Jubair was a principal operator, leading or directing many attacks attributed to the hacker subset of The Com since 2022.

One suspect faces separate charges in the United States linking him to at least 120 cyberattacks.

OpenAI and Anthropic said they turned over their models to government researchers, who found an array of previously undiscovered vulnerabilities and attack techniques.

Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors.

The voter registries were accessed over a period of more than a year, the agency said.

The Information Commissioner’s Office estimated that the app allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 use the platform in 2020.