It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly
The typical Wichita City Council meeting is a dull affair, dominated by bureaucrats droning on about street repairs, zoning codes, and general […]
Tag: Backchannel
Forging a Relationship With Tyler Barriss, the Internet’s Most Hated Swatter
I understand that it’s easy to dismiss Tyler Barriss as a monster who should never be granted a platform to tell his […]
How the US Halted China’s Cybertheft—Using a Chinese Spy
Kevin and Julia Garratt had spent nearly all of their adult lives in China. A devout Christian couple in their fifties with […]
The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History
It was a perfect sunny summer afternoon in Copenhagen when the world’s largest shipping conglomerate began to lose its mind. The headquarters […]
Saving Lives With Tech Amid Syria’s Endless Civil War
On the Morning of April 11, Abu al-Nour was lounging at home in a small town in Syria’s Idlib Province. It was […]
Meet Jonathan Albright, The Digital Sleuth Exposing Fake News
When we met in early March, Jonathan Albright was still shrugging off a sleepless weekend. It was a few weeks after the […]
What Robert Mueller Knows—and 9 Areas He’ll Pursue Next
When the history books are written, Rod Rosenstein might just be the most interesting figure of the Russia investigation—the beleaguered deputy attorney […]
DIY Guns: A Landmark Ruling Opens the Door for Homemade Firearms
Five years ago, 25-year-old radical libertarian Cody Wilson stood on a remote central Texas gun range and pulled the trigger on the […]
The New Satellite Arms Race Threatening to Explode in Space
In the midafternoon of January 11, 2007, US Air Force major general William Shelton sat at the head of a table in […]
Inside Anduril, Palmer Luckey’s Bid to Build a Border Wall
We’re standing on the edge of a cliff on a remote Texas ranch, a long patch of rocky desert stretching out below […]