profile

Clear Byte

AI Overload, Security Risks & Practical Tips

Published 7 months ago • 1 min read

by Kenny Wolf

Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds.

AI Overload, Security Risks & Practical Tips

I've stopped relying on ChatGPT for work and school because the flood of AI‑generated content in 2025 makes it hard to trust what’s genuine. While AI brings many benefits, it also produces endless text, code, and messages that can blur the line between real and synthetic.

In this issue I share a reminder to depend on your own thinking, plus the latest security stories that illustrate why staying vigilant matters. Read on for insights on Signal decryption, data breaches, and a quick tip to protect your WhatsApp messages.

Why I don't use ChatGPT anymore

Or at least not for work and school. 2025 has been the year of AI and with all the good came all the bad. We've seen an overflow of AI generated content, messages, code etc.

A blog post from last year reminded me that I can only count on my own brain power.

What caught my eye this week

Decrypting Signal Messages

A research paper showed how to decrypt messages from desktop Signal on Windows machines.

Pornhub Premium Users Threatened

A cyber gang called "ShinyHunters" seem to have got data of Pornhub Premium users which now they want money in order to not make this data public.

Use a VPN they said..

Do not trust chrome extensions, not even those featured from Google. 8M users just got their AI chats wiped and sold.

Tip of the Week

If you use WhatsApp, then go to the settings and block messages from unknown users.

A research group found a vulnerability which leaks privacy concerning data of WhatsApp and Signal accounts.
Forward this to a friend who cares about online security.

Read more stories on the Clear Byte blog

Clear Byte

by Kenny Wolf

600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2246
​Unsubscribe · Preferences​

Clear Byte

by Kenny Wolf

Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, forensics, and digital systems—delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds.

Read more from Clear Byte
Monitor with random characters

by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Chat with Neo Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash With Matrix you can chat securely and decentralised with your friends and Neo. With Matrix this is possible. There you can also chat about what caught my eye this week (see below), like Bitwarden's "Zero knowledge" promise which failed. Heading in to the Matrix...

4 months ago • 1 min read

by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Forensic methods, counterattacks and crazy AI Photo by Immo Wegmann on Unsplash In this issue we talk about forensics methods for extracting a forensic image, AI agents going crazy, and some wins for the good guys. Europol and Interpol both got a huge win in two different operations arresting over 100 people...

4 months ago • 1 min read

by Kenny Wolf Clear Byte decodes the hidden layers of hacking, privacy, and digital systems — delivering academic clarity in byte-sized, actionable insights for tech-curious minds. Age Verification on Social Media Platforms Photo by Zulfugar Karimov on Unsplash Discord adds a new honeypot for attackers with age verification on their platform. This leads to discussions, since we know that age verification checks are either not privacy friendly or can be circumvented easily. Then we have...

5 months ago • 1 min read