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YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

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YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

Battle Bots

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

By Matt Burgess

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

Fortune Telling

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

By Dell Cameron

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

Security Roundup

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

By Lily Hay Newman

Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

Higher Calling

Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

By Dhruv Mehrotra

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

Big Reveal

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

By Dell Cameron

Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight

Bad Memory

Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight

By Lily Hay Newman

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

Middlemen

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

By Andrew Couts

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

Makeover

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

By Vas Panagiotopoulos

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

spool me twice

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

By Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Model Behavior

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Fujitsu Bugs That Sent Innocent People to Prison Were Known ‘From the Start’

bug bites

Fujitsu Bugs That Sent Innocent People to Prison Were Known ‘From the Start’

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked

Security Roundup

US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked

By Lily Hay Newman

‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022

Instability

‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022

By Andy Greenberg

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data

Memory Loss

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay

Security Roundup

A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s

Factored In

How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s

By Lily Hay Newman

Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks

Out of Sight

Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks

By Andy Greenberg

US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak

Report Card

US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak

By Matt Burgess

The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

Trusted Sources

The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

By Andrew Couts and Andy Greenberg