Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban
In the future, it might be a new mobile game or an algorithm helping students study at home. It could...
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This Is the New Leader of Russia’s Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit
For years, the hacking unit within Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has carried out some of the...
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A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn
There is nothing immediately suspicious about Camille Lons’ LinkedIn page. The politics and security researcher’s profile photo is of her...
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The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem
From US state laws to the international stage, definitions of “cybercrime” remain vague, broad, and increasingly entrenched in our legal...
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AI-Generated Voice Deep Fakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet
Amid the generative-artificial-intelligence frenzy of the last few months, security researchers have been revisiting the concern that AI-generated voices, or...
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Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase
In February, attackers from the Russia-based BlackCat ransomware group hit a physician practice in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, that’s part of...
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How a Catholic Group Doxed Gay Priests
In a statement released a day before the investigation’s release, Jayd Henricks, the group’s president, said, “It isn’t about straight...
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‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Are Now a $3 Billion Threat
For seven years, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has tallied the reports the US law enforcement agency receives...
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Congressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful ‘Backdoor’ Searches
Jeramie Scott, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center and director of the nonprofit’s surveillance oversight project, says LaHood’s...
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The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged for the first time that it purchased US location data rather...
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The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets
During testing in December, a pair of AI programs were fed into the system: the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous...
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How Denmark’s Welfare State Became a Surveillance Nightmare
Another variable, “presumed partner,” is used to determine whether someone has a concealed relationship, since single people receive more benefits....
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