This AI Agent Is Designed to Not Go Rogue
AI agents like OpenClaw have recently exploded in popularity precisely because they can take the reins of your digital life. Whether you want a personalized…
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How Mexico’s ‘CJNG’ Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media
“El Mencho” is dead. This weekend, Mexican Army Special Forces killed Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation…
Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files
Last month, the Department of Justice released over 3 million documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While the dumps shed light on Epstein’s…
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
An FBI informant helped run the Incognito dark web market and allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-laced pills, including those from a dealer linked to…
‘Narco-Submarine’ Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico’s Navy
The Mexican Navy announced on Thursday that it had seized a semi-submersible vessel carrying nearly four tons of cocaine. The seizure of 179 packages of…
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
The Department of Homeland Security is moving to consolidate its face recognition and other biometric technologies into a single system capable of comparing faces, fingerprints,…
Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans
A PDF that Department of Homeland Security officials provided to New Hampshire governor Kelly Ayotte’s office about a new effort to build “mega” detention and…
Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe
United States prosecutors and federal law enforcement spent over a year examining ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Customs and Border Protection officers stationed in the…
A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon
Usually, when you see a feel-good story about finding a lost dog, you don’t immediately react with fear and revulsion. But that was indeed the…
An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years
“Lin cannot seriously dispute that the decision to allow opioid sales on Incognito was his own,” the prosecution’s filing reads. “And, Lin made that decision…
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
For all these approaches, from the fully public to the paranoid, the same principle applies as in a Signal conversation: A piece of information is…
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
After years spent finding and investigating data breaches, Greg Pollock admits that when he comes across yet another exposed database full of passwords and Social…