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How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

Security Roundup

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

Andrew Couts

SpaceX Launched Military Satellites Designed to Track Hypersonic Missiles

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SpaceX Launched Military Satellites Designed to Track Hypersonic Missiles

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

Unfair Warning

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

Dell Cameron

Elon Musk’s X Gave Check Marks to Terrorist Group Leaders, Report Says

verifiable mess

Elon Musk’s X Gave Check Marks to Terrorist Group Leaders, Report Says

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

Private Matters

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Circuit Breaker

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Matt Burgess

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

Cloakroom & Dagger

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

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

Vittoria Elliott

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Imbalance of Power

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Nicole Tisdale

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

Book Excerpt

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Level Up

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Madison Goldberg

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

Security Roundup

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

Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

Book Excerpt

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

The Far Right’s Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner

Free Speech

The Far Right’s Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner

William Turton

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

Matt Burgess

I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

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I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

Matt Burgess

2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

Book Excerpt

2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Breaking Bad

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Andy Greenberg

2054, Part III: The Singularity

Book Excerpt

2054, Part III: The Singularity

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Mixed Messages

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Matt Burgess