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US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers

Art of the Deal

US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers

Dell Cameron

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Checking Boxes

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Lily Hay Newman

China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World

Flexing

China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World

Lorenzo Lamperti

DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims

Security Roundup

DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Making Waves

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Justin Ling

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Password Please

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Matt Burgess

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Silent Treatment

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Dell Cameron

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

Keeping PACER

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

Lily Hay Newman

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Security Roundup

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

Forward Looking

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

Lily Hay Newman

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Intruder Alert

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Dell Cameron

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

10-4

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Kim Zetter

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable

A(I)-Bomb

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable

Matthew Gault

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

Risky Bet

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

Molly Longman

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Security Roundup

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Dell Cameron

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

Bad Connection

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

Andy Greenberg

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Security Roundup

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

State Capacity

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

Kim Zetter

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Downward Spiral

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Dell Cameron

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Looking for Trouble

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Dell Cameron