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FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

Busted

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

By Dell Cameron and David Gilbert

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Fishy Business

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

By Caroline Haskins

Russia Wants This Mega Missile to Intimidate the West, but It Keeps Crashing

Duds

Russia Wants This Mega Missile to Intimidate the West, but It Keeps Crashing

By Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI

Outsourcing

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI

By Joseph Cox

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

Roses Are Red

Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

By Matthew Gault

The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’

Look Busy

The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’

By Matt Burgess

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Have Mercenary

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

By Dell Cameron

Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting

Seek & Deploy

Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting

By Lily Hay Newman

US Border Patrol Is Spying on Millions of American Drivers

Security Roundup

US Border Patrol Is Spying on Millions of American Drivers

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System

Hacking Cough

This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System

By Violet Blue

With the Rise of AI, Cisco Sounds an Urgent Alarm About the Risks of Aging Tech

Aged Out

With the Rise of AI, Cisco Sounds an Urgent Alarm About the Risks of Aging Tech

By Lily Hay Newman

Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom

Watch Potty

Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom

By Mark Keierleber

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

Security Roundup

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

Mailer Demons

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

By Matt Burgess

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Down Time

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

By Lily Hay Newman

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas

Always Watching

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas

By Dalila Sarabia

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan

Lift the Veil

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan

By Craig Silverman

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

All Eyes on You

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

By Ali Winston

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

Identity Crisis

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

By Dell Cameron and Caroline Haskins

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

Bad Apples

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Peggy Lowe