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Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

Doom and Gloom

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think

By Lily Hay Newman

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Life Goals

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

By Maddy Varner

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

Dark Corners

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

By Matt Burgess

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

Tit-for-Tat

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure

By Andy Greenberg

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

Action Item

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

By Lily Hay Newman

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Coin Toss

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

By Maddy Varner

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

Facades

The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures

By Danny Makki

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

Security Roundup

Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Supply Chains

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

By Maxwell Zeff, Zoë Schiffer, and Lily Hay Newman

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, and Kate Knibbs

What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?

Fallout

What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?

By Jethu Abraham

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

Use of Force

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

By Ali Winston and Maddy Varner

Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

Patchy Service

Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool

By Andy Greenberg

Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1

Collateral Damage

Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1

By Dell Cameron and Louise Matsakis

The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

Boondoggles

The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

By Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Abandoned Ship

The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

By Ruchi Kumar

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

Security Roundup

Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s

By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Piece of Yellowcake

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

By Caroline Haskins

A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

Nothing's Guaranteed

A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

Private Eyes

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

By Dell Cameron