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Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

Taken Down

Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

Vittoria Elliott and Matt Burgess

Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To

The Big Interview

Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To

Andy Greenberg

The Cop Who Took On Flock

Whistle Blown

The Cop Who Took On Flock

Dhruv Mehrotra

New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG

Privacy

New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG

Kate Taylor

CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

Eye Spy

CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

Yulia Almazova

This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737

Winging It

This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737

Andy Greenberg

‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware

Chip Thrills

‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware

Paresh Dave and Aarian Marshall

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call

Sneak Attack

A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call

Lily Hay Newman

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Security Roundup

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Return to Sender

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Matt Burgess

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Watch Out

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Yulia Almazova

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

You Had One Job

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

Lily Hay Newman

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

Rabbit Holes

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Downgrades

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Matt Burgess

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

Signal Problems

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

Maddy Varner

The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

Go Team

The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

Lily Hay Newman

DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

Say Cheese

DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

Dell Cameron and Maddy Varner

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Shut It Down

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Matt Burgess

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

AI Did It Again

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

Paresh Dave and Brian Barrett

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Pew Pew

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Noah Shachtman