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Judges Block US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange—for Now
A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition...
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program...
The 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer
The Pentagon says it’s not hiding aliens, but it stops notably short of saying what it is hiding. Here are the key questions that remain unanswered—some answers could be weirder than UFOs...
The Notorious Lockbit Ransomware Gang Has Been Disrupted by Law Enforcement
LockBit’s website, infrastructure, and data have been seized by law enforcement—striking a huge blow against one of the world’s most prolific ransomware groups...
The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine's Surface
The widespread use of mines has left Ukrainians scrambling to find ways to clear the explosives. New efforts to develop mine-clearing technology may help them push back Russia's invading forces...
2054, Part II: Next Big Thing
“If molecules really were the new microchips, the promise of remote gene editing was that the body could be manipulated to upgrade itself.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel...
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire past—and the legal threats aimed at making them disappear...
Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market...
The Worst Hacks of 2023
It was a year of devastating cyberattacks around the globe, from ransomware attacks on casinos to state-sponsored breaches of critical infrastructure...
Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
Ten years in, Microsoft’s DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company’s technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors...
Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform...
The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions...
Google Fixes a Seventh Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome—Update Now
Plus: Major security patches from Microsoft, Mozilla, Atlassian, Cisco, and more...
The Hundred-Year Battle for India’s Radio Airwaves
The Indian government has a monopoly on radio news, allowing it to dictate what hundreds of millions of people hear. With an election approaching, that gives prime minister Narendra Modi a huge advantage...
Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing
Plus: North Korean supply chain attacks, a Russian USB worm spreads internationally, and more...
Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications...
Okta's Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past
A recent breach of authentication giant Okta has impacted nearly 200 of its clients. But repeated incidents and the company’s delayed disclosure have security experts calling foul...
AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous
State and local governments in the US are scrambling to harness tools like ChatGPT to unburden their bureaucracies, rushing to write their own rules—and avoid generative AI's many pitfalls...
New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys...
How AI May Be Used to Create Custom Disinformation Ahead of 2024
Generative AI won't just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that's targeted at groups or even individuals...
Apple iOS, Google Android Patch Zero-Days in July Security Updates
Plus: Mozilla fixes two high-severity bugs in Firefox, Citrix fixes a flaw that was used to attack a US-based critical infrastructure organization, and Oracle patches over 500 vulnerabilities...
Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark-web drug market...
EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid...
US Supreme Court Hands Cyberstalkers a First Amendment Victory
Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO...
A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine
Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists...
Russian ‘Ghost Ships’ Identified Near the Nord Stream Blasts
Plus: Apple and Google plan to stop AirTag stalking, Meta violated the FTC’s privacy order, and how to tell if your car is tracking you...
Doctors Behind Mifepristone Ban Called ‘Christians’ a Top Threat
Leaked documents reveal that the American College of Pediatricians viewed “mainstream medicine” and “nominal Christians” as its opposition...
A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
The legislation would insert the government into online platforms’ age-verification efforts—a move that makes some US lawmakers queasy...
The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data
Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic...
The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat
A review of the FBI’s access to foreign intelligence reveals troubling misuse of powerful surveillance tech...
A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects
SweepWizard, an app that law enforcement used to coordinate raids, left sensitive information about hundreds of police operations publicly accessible...
An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire
Plus: An FBI platform got hacked, an ex-Twitter employee is sentenced for espionage, malicious Windows 10 installers circulate in Ukraine, and more...
A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia
The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death...
Autonomous Vehicles Join the List of US National Security Threats
Lawmakers are growing concerned about a flood of data-hungry cars from China taking over American streets...
TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware...
TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus
Plus: A Microsoft cloud leak exposed potential customers, new IoT security labels come to the US, and details emerge about Trump’s document stash...
Windows 11 Now Offers Automatic Phishing Protection
You’re safer than ever—here’s how...
How to Advocate for Data Privacy and Users' Rights
Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond...
The Privacy Flaw Threatening US Democracy
Without robust federal protections, the country's widespread mass surveillance systems could be used against citizens like never before...
How Tor Is Fighting—and Beating—Russian Censorship
Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results...
UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange's Extradition to the US
The WikiLeaks founder will appeal the UK Home Office's decision to extradite him to the US...
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest...
Google Urged to Stop Tracking Location Data Ahead of Roe Reversal
Lawmakers argue Android phone data could be “weaponized against women” if the US Supreme Court officially overturns abortion protections...
One of the Most Powerful DDoS Attacks Ever Hits a Crypto Platform
The onslaught was delivered through HTTPS, which puts more strain on a target, and it suggests that attackers are getting more powerful...
Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before...
Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever
A pair of reports from Mandiant and Google found a spike in zero-day vulnerabilities in 2021. The question is, why?...
Netflix Can Cut Off Moochers Without a Password-Sharing Crackdown
There's a simple way to limit Netflix freeloaders—give users the ability to easily boot unknown devices linked to their accounts...
Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System
Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces...
Researchers Used a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV
What happens when an old satellite is no longer in use but can still broadcast? Hacker shenanigans, that's what...
Russia Wants to Label Meta an ‘Extremist Organization’
Plus: A satellite hack, ransomware extradition, and more of the week’s top security news...