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These Hackers Launched A ‘Nightmare’ Attack On AI Developers

These Hackers Launched A ‘Nightmare’ Attack On AI Developers

On Tuesday, the FBI’s Cyber Division issued a critical alert that a hacker crew had breached two hugely-popular developer tools, creating a security...

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How Cops Use Google’s Cookies To Unmask Anonymous Users

How Cops Use Google’s Cookies To Unmask Anonymous Users

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your...

24.03.2026 7

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This Ex-Palantir Exec Built A $900 Million Privacy-First Cell Network

This Ex-Palantir Exec Built A $900 Million Privacy-First Cell Network

John Doyle has his share of doubters. As a former executive at $350 billion surveillance juggernaut Palantir, it’s hard for some to believe he’s...

19.03.2026 6

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These 26-Year-Old Founders Quit DHS And Built A $200 Million AI Cyber Startup

These 26-Year-Old Founders Quit DHS And Built A $200 Million AI Cyber Startup

The day after Ashwin Ramaswami lost the Georgia State Senate race in November 2024, his phone rang. It was Jack Cable, a friend and former colleague...

18.03.2026 6

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U.S Strikes Killed Iranian Cyber Chiefs, But The Hacks Continued

U.S Strikes Killed Iranian Cyber Chiefs, But The Hacks Continued

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your...

17.03.2026 6

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This Startup’s AI Beat 99% Of Humans In Six Elite Hacking Competitions

This Startup’s AI Beat 99% Of Humans In Six Elite Hacking Competitions

Every year, more than 100,000 seasoned cybersecurity pros compete in global hacking competitions, designed to show off their abilities at picking...

17.03.2026 9

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Undercover Cop Generated An AI Teenager To Catch Pedophiles

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your...

10.03.2026 3

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Iran’s Feared Hackers Go Quiet After Strikes

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your...

03.03.2026 10

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OpenAI Blurs Its Mass Surveillance Red Line With New Pentagon Contract

By Sam Altman’s own admission, the whirlwind of the last few days have weighed heavy on the OpenAI chief. On Friday, he swooped in to take a...

03.03.2026 10

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Iranian Hackers Are Using Elon Musk’s Starlink To Stay Online

Over the last two days, an Iranian hacker group called Handala has used X to threaten the West with cyberattacks in retaliation for the U.S. and...

02.03.2026 10

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Epstein Could Have Made $100 Million On A Secret Police Tech Investment

11.02.2026 40

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How Jeffrey Epstein Manipulated Google Search To Bury His Past

11.02.2026 10

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Why Apple’s New iPhone Privacy Feature Is Flawed

04.02.2026 20

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The FBI Is Using Facial Recognition To Identify ICE Protestors In Social Media Videos

31.01.2026 40

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The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE

28.01.2026 20

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ICE And CBP Bought A Record $140 Million In Cloud Services From Amazon And Microsoft Under Trump

28.01.2026 10

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Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

23.01.2026 8

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Blackout In Venezuela Shows Off America’s Cyber Offensive Power

21.01.2026 10

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Warehouse With $35 Million Of Apple Devices Linked To Chinese Fraud Ring

15.01.2026 8

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Powered By AI, Crypto Fraud Is Now A $14 Billion Criminal Industry

14.01.2026 10

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ICE Finds Violent Threats Against Agents In Student’s Deleted Tweets, DOJ Says

16.12.2025 10

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AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools

16.12.2025 10

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A Step Towards Pervasive Facial Recognition

09.12.2025 9

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Border Patrol’s Digital Playbook: Hack iPhones, Raid iCloud Accounts

03.12.2025 6

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NSA Contractor Groomed Teenage Girls On Reddit, DOJ Alleges

26.11.2025 10

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Google’s Hot New AI Coding Tool Was Hacked A Day After Launch

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AI Hacks AI: Cybercriminals Unleash An AI-Powered, Self-Replicating Botnet

18.11.2025 10

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OpenAI’s New Model Just Got Much Better At Writing More Secure Code

18.11.2025 8

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The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hackers

15.11.2025 10

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These Israeli Founders Built A $330 Million AI Hacking Startup In Just 5 Months

11.11.2025 10

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Despite TikTok’s Reprieve, The Trump Admin Aims To Ban Other Chinese Tech Giants

04.11.2025 7

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How ICE Spies On WhatsApp

21.10.2025 10

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DHS Ordered OpenAI To Share User Data In First Known Warrant For ChatGPT Prompts

20.10.2025 20

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This Couple Made Millions On Amazon Selling Banned ‘Dechoker’ Medical Devices, FDA Says

15.10.2025 20

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Happy Gilmore Producer Buys Israeli Spyware Giant NSO

14.10.2025 10

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Inside The 3D Printed Gun Movement—And The Government’s Attempts To Spy On It

14.10.2025 10

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FBI Is Warning Companies To Patch Their Oracle Databases Immediately

07.10.2025 9

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Government Shutdown Leaves US Cyber Defenses Weaker, Insiders Say

03.10.2025 8

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Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance

01.10.2025 20

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ICE Awards Palantir Another $30 Million For “Voluntary Return” Program

30.09.2025 10

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ISIS Kids Planned A Violent 'Caliphate Revival' On Discord

23.09.2025 10

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ICE Just Spent Millions On Surveillance Tech Banned By Facebook

18.09.2025 10

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ICE Just Bought A Robot That Can Climb Stairs And Open Doors

17.09.2025 10

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Anthropic And OpenAI Pay This $450 Million Startup To Test AI’s Capacity For Evil

17.09.2025 10

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Classified Navy Files Were Left On The Curb. A Dumpster Diver Found Them.

16.09.2025 10

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How This Israeli Hacker Bootstrapped Her AI Cyber Company To Profitability

15.09.2025 20

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ICE Preps For New ‘Hiring Surge’ With AI Drones, Armor And Weapons

10.09.2025 10

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How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones

09.09.2025 10

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ICE To Pay Up To $10 Million For Clearview Facial Recognition To Investigate Agent Assaults

08.09.2025 10

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This Billionaire’s AI Was Supposed To Speed Up Policing. It’s Not Going Well.

05.09.2025 10

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