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Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

Patchy Service

Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

Andy Greenberg

Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1

Collateral Damage

Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1

Dell Cameron and Louise Matsakis

The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

Boondoggles

The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Abandoned Ship

The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Ruchi Kumar

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

Security Roundup

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Piece of Yellowcake

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Caroline Haskins

A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

Nothing's Guaranteed

A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

Private Eyes

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

Dell Cameron

Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound

Game of Drones

Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound

Paresh Dave

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

Nixed Signals

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

Gia Chaudry

Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

DIY

Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy

Book Excerpt

Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

‘Get Down! Get Down! They’re Gonna See Us!’: Six Months of Hiding From ICE

Unsafe House

‘Get Down! Get Down! They’re Gonna See Us!’: Six Months of Hiding From ICE

Maddy Crowell

ICE Is Paying Salaries and More for This Town’s Entire Police Force

Cover Me

ICE Is Paying Salaries and More for This Town’s Entire Police Force

Sammy Sussman

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War

6 13 7 10 32 9 47 2

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War

Ruchi Kumar

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza

Known Unknowns

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza

Mahmoud Mushtaha

What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza

Paperless Trail

What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza

Mahmoud Mushtaha

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Security Roundup

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Power Tool

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Dell Cameron

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs

Flip-Flops

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs

Lily Hay Newman