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Hackers influence ChatGPT and Gemini to direct users to scam centers

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Article URL: https://medium.com/@arielsimon/dark-sourcery-how-hackers-manipulate-ai-to-scam-you-88df434d2073 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49829387 Points: 16 # Comments: 4…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://medium.com/@arielsimon/dark-sourcery-how-hackers-manipulate-ai-to-scam-you-88df434d2073 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49829387 Points: 16 # Comments: 4…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:54:38 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief

  2. Hackers influence ChatGPT and Gemini to direct users to scam centers

  3. FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents

  4. Qualcomm Hops on the Linux Train as PC Users Have Another Way to Say ‘Screw Windows’

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