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How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location

stealth mode

How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location

David Nield

North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals

Security Roundup

North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

Eye Spy

The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

Dell Cameron

Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

High-Wire Acts

Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

Andy Greenberg

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Unmasked

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That

Dumpster Fire

Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That

Matt Burgess

The Political Theater Behind the Bipartisan Data Privacy Push

Please Clap

The Political Theater Behind the Bipartisan Data Privacy Push

Matt Laslo

How the US Can Stop Data Brokers’ Worst Practices—Right Now

Use It or Lose It

How the US Can Stop Data Brokers’ Worst Practices—Right Now

Dell Cameron

Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic

Progress

Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic

Lily Hay Newman

Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia

Bad Look

Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia

Masha Borak

Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now

Security Roundup

Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now

Lily Hay Newman and Andrew Couts

The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons

Burst Bubbles

The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons

Lily Hay Newman

Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess

Let It Slip

Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess

Matt Laslo

Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet

Paused

Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet

Lily Hay Newman

Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

Shoot for the Stars

Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

Mark Ellis Harris

You Really Need to Update Firefox and Android Right Now

Critical Update

You Really Need to Update Firefox and Android Right Now

Kate O'Flaherty

The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack

Neverending Story

The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack

Matt Burgess

A Link to This Site Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison

Security Roundup

A Link to This Site Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison

Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet Just Took a Left Turn

Tailspin

The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet Just Took a Left Turn

Justin Ling

Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

Exit Strategy

Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

Andy Greenberg