Fermi’s Paradox Proves There’s No Government Alien Conspiracy Around Roswell
Across the 75 years since something—something—crashed outside Roswell in early July 1947, the very name itself has taken on a life of its own: Today,…
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The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story
Josiah’s father would take him along to their church’s “car ministry,” where they’d repair congregants’ cars for free and refurbish donated vehicles for missionaries. Josiah…
US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers
Some of the United States’ largest civil liberties groups are urging Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer not to pursue a short-term extension of the Section…
Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames
Plus: A DDoS attack shuts down ChatGPT, Lockbit shuts down a bank, and a communications breakdown between politicians and Big Tech. Source link
The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure
The United States National Security Agency is often tight-lipped about its work and intelligence. But at the Cyberwarcon security conference in Washington DC on Thursday,…
Senate Leaders Are Trying to Extend a Controversial NSA Surveillance Program
Leaders in the United States Senate have been discussing plans to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) beyond its December 31…
This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet
The new tool can be integrated straight into the backend of whatever platform it is working with. It then connects to Tech Against Terrorism’s own…
Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools
“We’re going to partner with Microsoft to figure out if there are ways using our archive of material to create a sort of gen AI…
Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor
Omegle, the video and text chat site that paired strangers together to talk, ultimately shut down as part of a legal mediation with a female…
How to Get Facebook Without Ads—if It’s Available for You
Meta just launched its first ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram. The update is in response to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, passed…
Sandworm Hackers Caused Another Blackout in Ukraine—During a Missile Strike
The notorious unit of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm remains the only team of hackers to have ever triggered blackouts with their…
Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK
A Beyoncé gig, the coronation of King Charles, and the British Formula One Grand Prix all have one thing in common: Thousands of people at…