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How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone

No Swiping

How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone

David Nield

The January 6 Secret Service Text Scandal Turns Criminal

Security Roundup

The January 6 Secret Service Text Scandal Turns Criminal

Lily Hay Newman

The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris

Loose Wire

The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris

Matt Burgess

The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats

Danger Zone

The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats

Lily Hay Newman

Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill

Wishful Thinking

Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill

Gilad Edelman

The DHS Bought a ‘Shocking Amount’ of Phone-Tracking Data

Surveillance

The DHS Bought a ‘Shocking Amount’ of Phone-Tracking Data

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy

Privacy Please

The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy

Kristen Poli

Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups

Fake Followers

Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups

Lily Hay Newman

Amazon Handed Ring Videos to Cops Without Warrants

Security Roundup

Amazon Handed Ring Videos to Cops Without Warrants

Matt Burgess

A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser

Risky Clicks

A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser

Lily Hay Newman

New ‘Retbleed’ Attack Can Swipe Key Data From Intel and AMD CPUs

Vulnerabilities

New ‘Retbleed’ Attack Can Swipe Key Data From Intel and AMD CPUs

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data

Tell All

A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data

Varsha Bansal

The January 6 Insurrection Hearings Are Just Heating Up

Hearings

The January 6 Insurrection Hearings Are Just Heating Up

Garrett M. Graff

Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine

Cyber Warfare

Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine

Matt Burgess

Chinese Police Exposed 1B People's Data in Unprecedented Leak

Security Roundup

Chinese Police Exposed 1B People's Data in Unprecedented Leak

Lily Hay Newman

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?

Lock Up

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?

Amit Katwala

An ISP Scam Targeted Low-Income People Seeking Government Aid

Fraud

An ISP Scam Targeted Low-Income People Seeking Government Aid

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America

B1G-BR0

The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America

Thor Benson

Apple’s Lockdown Mode Aims to Counter Spyware Threats

iOS

Apple’s Lockdown Mode Aims to Counter Spyware Threats

Lily Hay Newman

How to Avoid the Worst Instagram Scams

Instascam

How to Avoid the Worst Instagram Scams

Matt Burgess