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An Engineer Gets 9 Years for Stealing $10M From Microsoft

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An Engineer Gets 9 Years for Stealing $10M From Microsoft

By Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica

Joe Biden Won—and Not Because of Voter Fraud

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Joe Biden Won—and Not Because of Voter Fraud

By Lily Hay Newman

Update iOS Right Now to Fix Some Bad Security Bugs

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Update iOS Right Now to Fix Some Bad Security Bugs

By Brian Barrett

The Feds Seized $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins

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The Feds Seized $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins

By Andy Greenberg

WhatsApp Is Adding Disappearing Messages—With Some Limits

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WhatsApp Is Adding Disappearing Messages—With Some Limits

By Lily Hay Newman

The FBI Says ‘Boogaloo Boys’ Bought 3D-Printed Gun Parts

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The FBI Says ‘Boogaloo Boys’ Bought 3D-Printed Gun Parts

By Andy Greenberg

Donald Trump Hasn’t ‘Already Won’ the Election

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Donald Trump Hasn’t ‘Already Won’ the Election

By Brian Barrett

Police use of fingerprint scanners disproportionately targets Black Britons

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Police use of fingerprint scanners disproportionately targets Black Britons

By Xavier Richer Vis

The Wisconsin GOP Lost $2.3 Million in an Email Scam

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The Wisconsin GOP Lost $2.3 Million in an Email Scam

By Brian Barrett

New Research Reveals the Hidden Downsides of Link Previews

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New Research Reveals the Hidden Downsides of Link Previews

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients' Therapy Notes

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A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients' Therapy Notes

By Lily Hay Newman

The Unsinkable Maddie Stone, Google’s Bug-Hunting Badass

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The Unsinkable Maddie Stone, Google’s Bug-Hunting Badass

By Lily Hay Newman

Did a Security Researcher Guess Trump’s Twitter Password?

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Did a Security Researcher Guess Trump’s Twitter Password?

By Brian Barrett

A Cut Cable Knocked Out Virginia’s Voter Registration Site

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A Cut Cable Knocked Out Virginia’s Voter Registration Site

By Brian Barrett

Why London’s Tier 2 lockdown couldn’t be borough by borough

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Why London’s Tier 2 lockdown couldn’t be borough by borough

By Matt Burgess

The Law Comes for John McAfee

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The Law Comes for John McAfee

By Brian Barrett

Android Ransomware Has Picked Up Some Ominous New Tricks

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Android Ransomware Has Picked Up Some Ominous New Tricks

By Lily Hay Newman

Paying Evil Corp Ransomware Might Land You a Big Federal Fine

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Paying Evil Corp Ransomware Might Land You a Big Federal Fine

By Brian Barrett

Windows XP Source Code Got Leaked All Over the Internet

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Windows XP Source Code Got Leaked All Over the Internet

By Brian Barrett

A Tip From a Kid Helped Uncover a Slew of Scam Apps

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A Tip From a Kid Helped Uncover a Slew of Scam Apps

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica