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Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Call Back

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Lily Hay Newman

Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive

Frosty Perception

Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow

Security Roundup

Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow

Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron, and Matt Burgess

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

Known Knowns

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

Dell Cameron

Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout

Signing On

Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

Moving Targets

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

Daniel Boguslaw

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Say What?

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Maddy Varner

A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

Oh Flock

A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

Dell Cameron

A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer

No Game

A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer

Noah Shachtman

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

Dark Patterns

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

Dell Cameron

You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law

Explicit Demands

You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law

Maddy Varner

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Security Roundup

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Find My

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Matt Burgess

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Private Prompt

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Lily Hay Newman

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Security Roundup

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Drop Out

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

Conundrums

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

Lily Hay Newman

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Bad Vibes

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Andy Greenberg

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Master of Disguise

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Fernanda González

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Thin Skin

DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts

Maddy Varner