{"slug": "they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai", "title": "They hacked a TikTok user’s camera, with help from free AI", "summary": "Cybersecurity experts say free AI software is supercharging hackers, enabling attacks such as the hijacking of a TikTok user's camera, according to a Washington Post report published September 18, 2026. The report warns that apps installed on phones can be compromised with the help of free AI tools.", "body_md": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/18/cybersecurity-experts-say-free-ai-software-is-supercharging-hackers/\n\nYou can’t trust the apps installed on your phone: they can be hacked using AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai", "canonical_source": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/they-hacked-a-tiktok-user-s-camera-with-help-from-free-ai/40830#post_1", "published_at": "2026-09-18 13:59:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 14:23:53.544579+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["TikTok", "The Washington Post"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/they-hacked-a-tiktok-users-camera-with-help-from-free-ai.jsonld"}}