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How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Clean Break

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

By Violet Blue

Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War

(B)add-On

Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War

By Lily Hay Newman

End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

Security Roundup

End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

By Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up

Crypto Wars

A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up

By Matt Burgess

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Brute Force

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

By Eric Geller

The Violent Rise of ‘No Lives Matter’

Toxic Traits

The Violent Rise of ‘No Lives Matter’

By Ali Winston

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X

Junk Traffic

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X

By Lily Hay Newman

Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets

Security Roundup

Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

Fourth Amendment

Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

By Dell Cameron

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Loose Cannons

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

By Justin Ling

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

Search and Destroy

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

By Jared Keller

US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

Unmasked

US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

By Andy Greenberg

1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers

Badbox 2.0

1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat

Security Roundup

The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

Bad Connection

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

By Matt Burgess

A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection

Balancing Act

A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection

By Lily Hay Newman

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram

Devil in the Details

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram

By Reece Rogers

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

Oh, No

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

By David Gilbert

$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever

Security Roundup

$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Surveillance Economy

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra