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Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

Dark Patterns

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

Dell Cameron

You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law

Explicit Demands

You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law

Maddy Varner

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Security Roundup

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Find My

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Matt Burgess

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Private Prompt

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Lily Hay Newman

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Security Roundup

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Drop Out

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

Conundrums

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

Lily Hay Newman

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Bad Vibes

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Andy Greenberg

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Master of Disguise

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Fernanda González

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Thin Skin

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Maddy Varner

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Security Roundup

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

90,000 Screenshots of One Celebrity's Phone Were Exposed Online

In the Open

90,000 Screenshots of One Celebrity's Phone Were Exposed Online

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Why Sharing a Screenshot Can Get You Jailed in the UAE

Oversharing

Why Sharing a Screenshot Can Get You Jailed in the UAE

Dana Alomar

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

Behave, Bot

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

Lily Hay Newman

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos

Security Roundup

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Faking It

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Dell Cameron

They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

Hardened Hearts

They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

Tiffany Ng

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Strike Gold

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Timothy McLaughlin

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Security Roundup

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts