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Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Security Roundup

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Power Tool

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Dell Cameron

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs

Flip-Flops

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs

Lily Hay Newman

Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI

Protective Layer

Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Security Roundup

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Limitations

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Dell Cameron

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders

Full Disclosure

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders

Dell Cameron

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Security Roundup

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet

Chronically Offline

How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet

Mahmoud Aslan

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

Security Roundup

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Maddy Varner

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

Lost Fortunes

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

Dell Cameron

Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

Hand It Over

Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

Maddy Varner

Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Security Roundup

Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

There Can Be Only One

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

Dell Cameron

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Clean Opsec

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Maddy Varner

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Get It, Together

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

Major Threat

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

Lily Hay Newman

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

Security Roundup

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’

Give It a Scan

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’

Dell Cameron

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete

Watchful Eyes

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess