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A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

White Pages

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

Andy Greenberg

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

Security Roundup

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound

Downtime

DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules

Citizen Snared

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules

Dell Cameron

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

Mailer Demons

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

Matt Burgess

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Down Time

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Lily Hay Newman

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas

Always Watching

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas

Dalila Sarabia

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan

Lift the Veil

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan

Craig Silverman

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

All Eyes on You

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

Ali Winston

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

Identity Crisis

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

Dell Cameron and Caroline Haskins

An Anarchist’s Conviction Offers a Grim Foreshadowing of Trump’s War on the ‘Left’

Shifting Priorities

An Anarchist’s Conviction Offers a Grim Foreshadowing of Trump’s War on the ‘Left’

Ali Winston

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

Bad Apples

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

Dhruv Mehrotra and Peggy Lowe

How to Hack a Poker Game

Uncanny Valley

How to Hack a Poker Game

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Andy Greenberg

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas

Enforcement, LLC

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas

Dell Cameron

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

Shhh!

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

Jay Bennett

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Buying Guide

The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser

Scott Gilbertson and Jacob Roach

The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures

Down Detected

The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures

Lily Hay Newman

Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm

Bad Deal

Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm

Kim Zetter

CBP Searched a Record Number of Phones at the US Border Over the Past Year

Trending Topics

CBP Searched a Record Number of Phones at the US Border Over the Past Year

Matt Burgess and Dell Cameron

This Is the Nuclear-Powered Ship Deployed in Trump’s War on Drug Boats

Show of Force

This Is the Nuclear-Powered Ship Deployed in Trump’s War on Drug Boats

Fernanda González