Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering
Since roughly 2020, when the earliest pig butchering scams started to emerge, more than 200,000 people have been trafficked and held in […]
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China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
As further evidence of government surveillance insiders moonlighting in the data broker market, the SpyCloud researchers point to a leak earlier this […]
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn. […]
Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers
On the campaign trail and in recent days, Donald Trump has detailed extensive plans for immigration crackdowns and mass deportations during his […]
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an innovative way to circumvent […]
More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity
Trump is also unlikely to continue the Biden administration’s campaign to limit the proliferation of commercial spyware technologies, which authoritarian governments have […]
Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
In perhaps the largest swatting case to ever be prosecuted, an 18-year-old from Lancaster, California, has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming […]
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
The group members, who have a mix of hardware and software skills and first detailed their hack as part of a technology […]
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won
Compared to its recent November notice, ICE was more detailed about its 2025 plans in a different notice released last year. This […]
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
“There are lots of different tools that are available to law enforcement. Facial recognition is one of those tools that it’s about […]