AI Misidentification Leads to Teen's Arrest Over Snack Bag

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC • Esecurityplanet

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A 16-year-old student in Baltimore, Maryland, was handcuffed by police after an AI system mistakenly identified a bag of Doritos as a firearm. This incident has prompted discussions regarding the reliability and ethics of AI-based weapon detection systems in U.S. schools.

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13 entities, 27 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Threat Actor (1)

BlueNoroff

Technique (2)

Malware
Trojan

Organization (3)

Omnilert
Education
Ubuntu

Vulnerability (2)

CVE-2025-54236
SessionReaper

Malware (3)

GhostCall
GhostHire
Herodotus

Affected Platform (2)

Android
Magento

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BlueNoroff uses GhostCall
BlueNoroff uses GhostHire
BlueNoroff uses Herodotus
BlueNoroff uses Malware
BlueNoroff uses Trojan
GhostCall exploits CVE-2025-54236
GhostCall exploits SessionReaper
GhostHire exploits CVE-2025-54236
GhostHire exploits SessionReaper
Herodotus exploits CVE-2025-54236
Herodotus exploits SessionReaper
CVE-2025-54236 targets Android
CVE-2025-54236 targets Magento
SessionReaper targets Android
SessionReaper targets Magento
BlueNoroff targets Omnilert
BlueNoroff targets Education
BlueNoroff targets Ubuntu
GhostCall targets Omnilert
GhostCall targets Education
GhostCall targets Ubuntu
GhostHire targets Omnilert
GhostHire targets Education
GhostHire targets Ubuntu
Herodotus targets Omnilert
Herodotus targets Education
Herodotus targets Ubuntu

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AI Misidentification Leads to Teen's Arrest Over Snack Bag

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