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SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes

Poof

SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes

Makena Kelly and David Gilbert

This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities

Caller ID

This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities

David Gilbert

The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived

Bad Code

The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Making Waves

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Justin Ling

US Government Seeks Medical Records of Trans Youth

Security Roundup

US Government Seeks Medical Records of Trans Youth

Dell Cameron

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Password Please

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Matt Burgess

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Silent Treatment

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Dell Cameron

Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database

Blunt Force Trauma

Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

Dark Patterns

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls

Security Roundup

Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls

Lily Hay Newman

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

Keeping PACER

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

Lily Hay Newman

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

Hideouts

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

Dell Cameron

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

Delete Thee

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

Save the Shire

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

Caroline Haskins

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Playing Dirty

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Matt Burgess

How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams

Stay Safe

How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams

Diego Barbera

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Giveaways

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Lily Hay Newman

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Security Roundup

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

Forward Looking

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

Cracking the Code

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

Andy Greenberg