US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
The second slide in Turner’s presentation featured the tweet by Foldi, which likewise references a march on Schumer’s home. That protest, however, took place nearly…
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Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves and money launderers, dark-web drug…
The 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer
But what, then, were those programs? Herein lies the most intriguing—and potentially ground-breaking—question that the Pentagon study leaves us wondering: What exactly are the secret…
Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Airbnb will soon ban hosts from watching their guests with indoor security cameras, as the company is reversing course on its surveillance policies. As of…
Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints
Each method is weaponized—almost always against women—to degrade, harass, or cause shame, among other harms. Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s e-safety commissioner, says her office is…
Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
For years, Registered Agents Inc.—a secretive company whose business is setting up other businesses—has registered thousands of companies to people who appear to not exist.…
Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say
Forty-one state attorneys general penned a letter to Meta’s top attorney on Wednesday saying complaints are skyrocketing across the United States about Facebook and Instagram…
Inside Registered Agents Inc., the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy
Since 2008, Dan Keen has grown his business from a small company serving customers in the Pacific Northwest to a major national player in what’s…
Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
The ransomware attack targeting medical firm Change Healthcare has been one of the most disruptive in years, crippling pharmacies across the US—including those in hospitals—and…
The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications
To send those notifications that awaken a device and appear on its screen without a user’s interaction, apps and smartphone operating system makers must store…
Here Come the AI Worms
As generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini become more advanced, they are increasingly being put to work. Startups and tech companies are…
The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal
The way the UK government has been tagging migrants with GPS trackers is illegal, the country’s privacy regulator ruled on Friday, in a rebuke to…