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Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

Overtake

Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show

By Dell Cameron

Pete Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Spirals Out of Control

Security Roundup

Pete Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Spirals Out of Control

By Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts

Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams

Downsides

Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams

By Lily Hay Newman

The Tech That Safeguards the Conclave’s Secrecy

Pope Culture

The Tech That Safeguards the Conclave’s Secrecy

By Jorge Garay

Florida Man Enters the Encryption Wars

Security Roundup

Florida Man Enters the Encryption Wars

By Lily Hay Newman

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

ICE'd Out

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

By Caroline Haskins

New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children

Stranger Danger

New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children

By Justin Ling

This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

Honeypots

This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

By Emanuel Maiberg and Jason Koebler

‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program

Shortsighted

‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program

By Lily Hay Newman

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

Autodelete

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

By Dell Cameron

Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins

Pwned

Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Gamaredon: The Turncoat Spies Relentlessly Hacking Ukraine

Bad Company

Gamaredon: The Turncoat Spies Relentlessly Hacking Ukraine

By Andy Greenberg

CyberAv3ngers: The Iranian Saboteurs Hacking Water and Gas Systems Worldwide

Bad Company

CyberAv3ngers: The Iranian Saboteurs Hacking Water and Gas Systems Worldwide

By Andy Greenberg

Black Basta: The Fallen Ransomware Gang That Lives On

Bad Company

Black Basta: The Fallen Ransomware Gang That Lives On

By Lily Hay Newman

Brass Typhoon: The Chinese Hacking Group Lurking in the Shadows

Bad Company

Brass Typhoon: The Chinese Hacking Group Lurking in the Shadows

By Lily Hay Newman

Smishing Triad: The Scam Group Stealing the World’s Riches

Bad Company

Smishing Triad: The Scam Group Stealing the World’s Riches

By Matt Burgess

TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

Bad Company

TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

By Matt Burgess

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport

Inbox Outrage

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport

By Andrew Couts

China Secretly (and Weirdly) Admits It Hacked US Infrastructure

Security Roundup

China Secretly (and Weirdly) Admits It Hacked US Infrastructure

By Lily Hay Newman

Sex-Fantasy Chatbots Are Leaking a Constant Stream of Explicit Messages

YikesGPT

Sex-Fantasy Chatbots Are Leaking a Constant Stream of Explicit Messages

By Matt Burgess