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How ‘Big Ag’ Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

A Live One

How ‘Big Ag’ Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

By Dell Cameron

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Red Flagged

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism

Bad Company

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism

By Ali Winston

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Minor Threat

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

By Dhruv Mehrotra

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Security Roundup

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Multitasker

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

By Andy Greenberg

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

Uncanny Valley

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

By Zoë Schiffer and Andy Greenberg

A Silicon Valley VC Got Israel Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack

Star Linked

A Silicon Valley VC Got Israel Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack

By Caroline Haskins

We Made Luigi Mangione’s 3D-Printed Gun—and Fired It

Untraceable

We Made Luigi Mangione’s 3D-Printed Gun—and Fired It

By Andy Greenberg

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

Intrusions

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

By Micah Lee

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

Security Roundup

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge

Ban Hammer

The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge

By Andy Greenberg

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

Plain Sight

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

By Matt Burgess

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

True Crime

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

By Andy Greenberg

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

Security Roundup

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car

Exit Strategy

US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car

By Caroline Haskins

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

Inhumanity

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Attack of the Clones

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

By Lily Hay Newman

The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private

Uncanny Valley

The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private

By Zoë Schiffer and Lily Hay Newman

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

High Visibility

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

By Lily Hay Newman