Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump campaign emails, Chinese hackers still in US telecoms networks, and an abusive deepfake website plans an expansion.
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Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:19:59 +0000
Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border.
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Credit to Author: Carmen Valeria Escobar| Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0000
LGBTIQ+ organizations in El Salvador are using technology to protect themselves and create a record of the country’s ongoing authoritarian escalations against their community. It’s not without risks.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:00:39 +0000
The US Justice Department revealed the identity theft number along with one arrest and a crackdown on “laptop farms” that allegedly facilitate North Korean tech worker impersonators across the US.
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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: 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: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 02:24:10 +0000
The shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.
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Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:39:25 +0000
Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:04:11 +0000
Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approach could be a competitive advantage.
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Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
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