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Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz

Swarm Tactics

Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz

Vincenzo Leone

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Security Roundup

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

Space Race

Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

Lucia Bellinello

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Thin Skin

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Maddy Varner

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Security Roundup

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Why Sharing a Screenshot Can Get You Jailed in the UAE

Oversharing

Why Sharing a Screenshot Can Get You Jailed in the UAE

Dana Alomar

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Political Violence

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Dell Cameron

California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Gun Violence

California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Caroline Haskins and Andrew Couts

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Faking It

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Dell Cameron

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Sneak Attack

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Andy Greenberg

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Strike Gold

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

Timothy McLaughlin

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Security Roundup

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Blockades

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Dell Cameron

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Security Roundup

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

Doom and Gloom

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

Lily Hay Newman

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

Tit-for-Tat

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

Andy Greenberg

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Coin Toss

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Maddy Varner

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

Facades

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

Danny Makki

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

Security Roundup

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards

Open Sesame

CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards

Sammy Sussman