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Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

Checks and Balances

Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

By Valentina Neri

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

Generative Abuse

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

By Matt Burgess

Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market

No Filter

Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market

By Andy Greenberg

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Direct Access

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

By Dell Cameron

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

Called Out

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

By Dell Cameron

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Security Roundup

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

By Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron

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