Security News

Signing On
Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout
Some internet connectivity is returning in Iran after nearly 90 days offline, web monitoring groups say. But it isn’t clear if the reconnection is permanent.
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Moving Targets
US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
By Daniel Boguslaw


Security Roundup
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
By Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts


Rampage
A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Parting Ways
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
By Matt Burgess and Vittoria Elliott


No Game
A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer
By Noah Shachtman

Dark Patterns
Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
By Dell Cameron

Explicit Demands
You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
By Maddy Varner


Security Roundup
Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
By Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts


Border Line
DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border
By Dell Cameron and Maddy Varner



Security Roundup
Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare
By Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts



Bad Vibes
Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web
By Andy Greenberg