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The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Making Waves

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

Justin Ling

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

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

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

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Intruder Alert

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Dell Cameron

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

10-4

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Kim Zetter

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable

A(I)-Bomb

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable

Matthew Gault

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

Risky Bet

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

Molly Longman

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Security Roundup

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Dell Cameron

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

Bad Connection

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

Andy Greenberg

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Security Roundup

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

State Capacity

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

Kim Zetter

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Downward Spiral

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Dell Cameron

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Looking for Trouble

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Dell Cameron

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

Boss Moves

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

Paresh Dave

CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones

Snooping Around

CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones

Caroline Haskins

‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

On the Line

‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron

Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It's Too Late

Tick Tock

Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It's Too Late

Justin Ling