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Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse

Lily Hay Newman

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

WIRED World

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

Michael McFaul

The New Surveillance State Is You

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

The New Surveillance State Is You

Andrew Couts

The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

WIRED World

The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff

NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program

NYPD Snoops

NYPD Sued Over Possible Records Collected Through Muslim Spying Program

Ali Winston

Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion

Security Roundup

Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

ICE Seeks Cyber Upgrade to Better Surveil and Investigate Its Employees

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ICE Seeks Cyber Upgrade to Better Surveil and Investigate Its Employees

Dell Cameron

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach

Eyes in the Sky

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach

Dell Cameron

AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda

Security Roundup

AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Listen Up

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Dell Cameron

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

Connect the Dots

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

Andy Greenberg

The US Won't Sanction China for Salt Typhoon Hacking

Security Roundup

The US Won't Sanction China for Salt Typhoon Hacking

Andy Greenberg

‘Signalgate’ Inspector General Report Wants Just One Change to Avoid a Repeat Debacle

Life Choices

‘Signalgate’ Inspector General Report Wants Just One Change to Avoid a Repeat Debacle

Lily Hay Newman

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

Busted

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

Dell Cameron and David Gilbert

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Fishy Business

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Caroline Haskins

Russia Wants This Mega Missile to Intimidate the West, but It Keeps Crashing

Duds

Russia Wants This Mega Missile to Intimidate the West, but It Keeps Crashing

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

Roses Are Red

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

Matthew Gault

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Have Mercenary

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Dell Cameron

US Border Patrol Is Spying on Millions of American Drivers

Security Roundup

US Border Patrol Is Spying on Millions of American Drivers

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China

Byte Bandits

4 People Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China

Paresh Dave