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The Wiretap: A ‘Ransomware Cartel’ Causes Chaos

06.05.2025 4

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Trump's China Tariffs Threaten To Make His Immigration Agenda Much More Expensive

Trump's China Tariffs Threaten To Make His Immigration Agenda Much More Expensive
30.04.2025 4

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The Wiretap: The Worrying Rise Of ‘Violence-As-A-Service’

The Wiretap: The Worrying Rise Of ‘Violence-As-A-Service’
30.04.2025 5

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The Wiretap: Trump’s Cybersecurity Agency Avoided A Near Disaster

22.04.2025 3

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Axon Goes After Rival Flock With New Car Surveillance And AI Voice Assistant

22.04.2025 3

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The Wiretap: How Law Enforcement Took Control Of The Dark Web’s ‘Gmail’

15.04.2025 5

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The Wiretap: Plagued By Child Predators, Former $200 Million Whisper App Has Disappeared

08.04.2025 4

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Pedophiles Are Using AI To Turn Children’s Social Media Photos Into CSAM

08.04.2025 5

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This $1 Billion Cyber Startup Stops Employees From Leaking Vital Data To AI

02.04.2025 8

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The Wiretap: Cops Tracked An Alleged Tesla Arsonist Using The Suspect’s Car Wi-Fi

01.04.2025 5

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Trump Cybersecurity Officials Are Stunned By Signal Leak

26.03.2025 100

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The Wiretap: A Signal Of The Trump Administration’s Security Vulnerabilities

25.03.2025 2

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Google Wants AI To Process Police Data Requests. It’s Not Going Well.

22.03.2025 8

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The Wiretap: CISA Staff Are Cautiously Optimistic About Trump’s Pick For Director

18.03.2025 3

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The Wiretap: A $60 Million Bitcoin Seizure Shows Cops Are Still Chasing Down Silk Road Dealers

12.03.2025 4

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Feds Suspect LastPass Hackers Stole $150 Million In Crypto From One Person

07.03.2025 4

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Scammers Trick Trump Supporters Into Believing Their Memorabilia Is Worth Millions

06.03.2025 8

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The Wiretap: How Trump, Hegseth And DOGE Are Undermining Ukrainian Security

04.03.2025 7

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The Wiretap: Russia Tried To Influence Germany’s Election With AI And Disinformation. It Mostly Failed.

25.02.2025 20

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Russia Is Targeting Ukrainian Soldiers’ Signal Accounts, Google Warns

19.02.2025 4

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The Wiretap: Google Fought A Court Order For 2,600 User Locations. And Won.

18.02.2025 4

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The Wiretap: USAID Was A Big Help In Ukraine’s Cyber War With Russia. Not Any More.

12.02.2025 20

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The Wiretap: USAID Was A Big Help In Ukraine’s Cyber War With Russia. Not Any More.

11.02.2025 7

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Axon Vs. Flock: Two Policing Tech Giants Just Had A Big Falling Out

07.02.2025 10

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The Wiretap: Americans, Elon Musk Is Coming For Your Personal Data

04.02.2025 10

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USAID Spent $1 Million On Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals In The Last Year

04.02.2025 30

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"It's The New TikTok": National Security Concerns Spike Over China’s DeepSeek

30.01.2025 7

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The Billion-Dollar Private Prison Companies Capitalizing On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

30.01.2025 8

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The Wiretap: DeepSeek Turned Into Evil Malware Maker, Researchers Find

28.01.2025 10

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The Wiretap: An Amazon Copycat, An $80 Million Crime, And An Airbnb Faker–Pig Butchering Is Out Of Control

21.01.2025 5

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Apple And Google Take Down Crypto Apps From Alleged $24 Billion Cyberscam Market Owner

15.01.2025 5

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The Wiretap: At $24 Billion In Sales, The Biggest Illicit Marketplace Ever Is On Telegram

14.01.2025 10

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A Massive Mobile Location Data Hack May Have Risked Gay People’s Safety

10.01.2025 4

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The Wiretap: Telegram Handing Data On Thousands Of Users To Law Enforcement Across The World

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . Pavel Durov,...

07.01.2025 10

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Luigi Mangione AI Chatbots Give Voice To Accused UnitedHealthcare Shooter

Luigi Mangione is the chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Despite being...

17.12.2024 3

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The Wiretap: Kamala Harris’ Campaign Suspected Its iPhones Had Been Hacked. Apple Declined To Help.

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . (Photo by...

17.12.2024 7

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Fake X And Facebook Accounts Are Stoking Hate And Violence After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing. In the aftermath of the killing of the...

13.12.2024 6

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The Wiretap: The UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing And America’s 3D Printed Gun Problem

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . (Pennsylvania...

10.12.2024 5

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Before UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting, Violent Threats Against Health Execs Were Rising, Says Security Consultant

The NYPD is still searching for the shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot in New York earlier this week. (Photo by Alex...

06.12.2024 5

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How North Korean Hackers Pilfered $16 Million From A Crypto Exchange Via LinkedIn

North Korea has funded its nuclear program with crypto stolen by its state-backed hackers, according to western analysts. Bahrain-based...

04.12.2024 4

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The Wiretap: AI Is Already Supercharging Cyberattacks, Warns Government Minister

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . getty Both...

04.12.2024 20

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The Wiretap: ICE’s Big Spending On Phone Hacking Tech

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . getty From...

26.11.2024 4

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ICE Spent Millions On Phone Hacking Tech, Just In Time For Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is well prepared for President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented...

25.11.2024 3

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The Wiretap: Who’s Afraid Of A Trumpian Encryption War?

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . (Photo by...

20.11.2024 5

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The Wiretap: California Cops Want More Apple Tech. These Kiwis Have An App For That.

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . (Photo by...

12.11.2024 6

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FBI Investigating Possible China Hack Of Presidential Campaign Officials’ iPhones

Campaigns for both vice president Kamala Harris and president elect Donald Trump have been targeted by foreign hackers. Campaign staff may have had...

08.11.2024 10

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The Wiretap: Watch Out For Russia's Fake Election News

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . (Photo by...

05.11.2024 4

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The Wiretap: This $2.5 Billion Cyber Intel Company Defends America, Israel And Ukraine. It’s About To Be Swallowed By Mastercard.

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . Christopher...

23.10.2024 7

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Facebook User Busted Selling Stolen U.S. Army Weapons, FBI Says

A Facebook user was selling stolen US Army gear, often from a large stash of laser sights, despite Meta's ban on the sales of such items on its...

18.10.2024 3

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The Wiretap: Microsoft Says Kremlin Is Working With Cybercriminals To Spy On Ukraine

The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . getty Russian...

15.10.2024 3

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