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A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Cloakroom & Dagger

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

By Dell Cameron

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

Loose Cannon

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

By Vittoria Elliott

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Security Roundup

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

By Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Mind the Gap

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

By Matt Burgess

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Breaking Bad

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

By Andy Greenberg

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Mixed Messages

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

By Matt Burgess

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

security roundup

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

By Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

Whodunit

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

By Andy Greenberg

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

Streisand Effect

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

By Andy Greenberg

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

Bread Crumbs

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

Battle Bots

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

By Matt Burgess

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

Fortune Telling

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

By Dell Cameron

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

Security Roundup

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

By Lily Hay Newman

Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

Higher Calling

Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

By Dhruv Mehrotra

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

Big Reveal

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

By Dell Cameron

Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight

Bad Memory

Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight

By Lily Hay Newman

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

Middlemen

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

By Andrew Couts

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

Makeover

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

By Vas Panagiotopoulos

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

spool me twice

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

By Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Model Behavior

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

By Dhruv Mehrotra