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Tesla’s Cybertruck Goes, Inevitably, to War

Get Technical

Tesla’s Cybertruck Goes, Inevitably, to War

Jared Keller

Russia-Backed Media Outlets Are Under Fire in the US—but Still Trusted Worldwide

I Spy

Russia-Backed Media Outlets Are Under Fire in the US—but Still Trusted Worldwide

Vittoria Elliott

First Israel’s Exploding Pagers Maimed and Killed. Now Comes the Paranoia

Knock-On Effects

First Israel’s Exploding Pagers Maimed and Killed. Now Comes the Paranoia

Andy Greenberg

Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager

Loaded Devices

Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah

Second Wave

Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers

Deadly Connection

The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk

Damage Done

Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk

Andrew Couts

‘Terrorgram’ Charges Show US Has Had Tools to Crack Down on Far-Right Terrorism All Along

Neo-Fascism

‘Terrorgram’ Charges Show US Has Had Tools to Crack Down on Far-Right Terrorism All Along

Ali Winston

The NSA Has a Podcast—Here's How to Decode It

Plaintext

The NSA Has a Podcast—Here's How to Decode It

Steven Levy

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Bad to Worse

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Andy Greenberg

We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC

Digital Trail

We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC

Dhruv Mehrotra

The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain

Origin Story

The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain

Justin Ling

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

Security Roundup

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

Lily Hay Newman

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

Espionage

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

Lily Hay Newman

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants

Security Roundup

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants

Lily Hay Newman

The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan

Robot Wars

The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan

Jared Keller

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

Leveling Up

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

Lily Hay Newman

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Hamstrung

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Eric Geller

Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

Trust Issues

Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

Lily Hay Newman

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Dirty Jobs

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Ali Winston and Jake Hanrahan