How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyber Spies
Topsec and Venustech were two firms alleged to have assisted these efforts. Topsec employed a number of former Honkers, including the founder of the Honker…
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Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records
Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain names…
DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children
United States Senator Ron Wyden is pressing the United States departments of Homeland Security and Justice to explain how and why they are collecting DNA…
Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents
The adoption process is inherently sensitive, involving deeply personal information about children, birth parents, adoptive parents, and other caregivers. So when longtime data-breach hunter and…
The FBI’s Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Both analyses found that the two clips, labeled “2025-05-22 16-35-21.mp4” and “2025-05-22 21-12-48.mp4,” were stitched together. The first clip is 4 hours, 19 minutes, and…
AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars
For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women and girls, including child sexual…
4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree
WIRED reported this week on public records that show the United States Department of Homeland Security urging local law enforcement around the country to interpret…
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
The United States Department of Justice this week released nearly 11 hours of what it described as “full raw” surveillance footage from a camera positioned…
DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS’s risk-based approach reflects a broader shift in US law enforcement shaped by post-9/11 security priorities—one that elevates perceived intent over demonstrable wrongdoing and uses…
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’
If you want a job at McDonald’s today, there’s a good chance you’ll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not, in fact, a human…
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’
If you want a job at McDonald’s today, there’s a good chance you’ll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not, in fact, a human…
Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers
In recent years, North Korea has deployed thousands of so-called IT workers to infiltrate Western businesses, get paid salaries, and send money back to support…