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Russia May Have Found a New Way to Censor the Internet

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Russia May Have Found a New Way to Censor the Internet

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Stream

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Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Stream

By Cecilia D'Anastasio

Hackers Are Exploiting Discord Links to Serve Up Malware

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Hackers Are Exploiting Discord Links to Serve Up Malware

By Andy Greenberg

Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest' Video Game Cheat Ring

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Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest' Video Game Cheat Ring

By Brian Barrett

Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’

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Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’

By Lily Hay Newman

The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse

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The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse

By Brian Barrett

YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem

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YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem

By Cecilia D'Anastasio

Line of Duty’s daft jargon masks a big real-world policing problem

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Line of Duty’s daft jargon masks a big real-world policing problem

By Amit Katwala

Hackers Hosed by Google Were a Counterterrorism Operation

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Hackers Hosed by Google Were a Counterterrorism Operation

By Lily Hay Newman

The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now

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The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now

By Tim De Chant, Ars Technica

The UK’s lockdown roadmap and rules, explained

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The UK’s lockdown roadmap and rules, explained

By Matt Burgess

A Homecoming Queen Was Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking

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A Homecoming Queen Was Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking

By Andy Greenberg

A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks SEC First

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A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks SEC First

By Brian Barrett

Facebook's ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Outside the Social Network

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Facebook's ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Outside the Social Network

By Lily Hay Newman

Apple Bent the Rules for Russia. Other Nations Will Take Note

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Apple Bent the Rules for Russia. Other Nations Will Take Note

By Lily Hay Newman

How to spot fake NHS vaccine texts

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How to spot fake NHS vaccine texts

By Chris Stokel-Walker

The UK Is Secretly Testing a Controversial Web Snooping Tool

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The UK Is Secretly Testing a Controversial Web Snooping Tool

By Matt Burgess

Hackers Accessed Security Cameras Inside Tesla and Beyond

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Hackers Accessed Security Cameras Inside Tesla and Beyond

By Lily Hay Newman

Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Has a Silver Lining

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Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Has a Silver Lining

By Brian Barrett

A Bird-Feed Seller Beat a Chess Master. Then It Got Ugly

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A Bird-Feed Seller Beat a Chess Master. Then It Got Ugly

By Cecilia D'Anastasio