Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron| Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: US feds charge alleged masterminds behind infamous forum, Scattered Spider targets airlines, and hackers open a valve at a Norwegian dam.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:36:57 +0000
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned it burdens adults and ignores First Amendment precedent.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:21:09 +0000
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:48:39 +0000
Last month, Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Unmanned vehicles are increasingly becoming essential weapons of war. But with a potential conflict with China looming large, Taiwan is scrambling to build a domestic drone industry from scratch.
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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett, Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts| Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:41:46 +0000
The US concentrated its attack on Fordow, an enrichment plant built hundreds of feet underground. Aerial photos give important clues about what damage the “bunker-buster” bombs may have caused.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:10:32 +0000
The social network started experiencing global outages within minutes of Donald Trump posting details of a US military strike on Iran.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Ukrainian hackers reportedly knock out a key Russian internet provider, China’s Salt Typhoon hackers claim another victim, and the UK hits 23andMe with a hefty fine over its 2023 data breach.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:17:52 +0000
Iran is limiting internet connectivity for citizens amid Israeli airstrikes—pushing people towards domestic apps, which may not be secure, and limiting their ability to access vital information.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:40:12 +0000
After an attack on Iran’s Sepah bank, the hyper-aggressive Israel-linked hacker group has now destroyed more than $90 million held at Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex.
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