Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
…Dan Guido, the CEO and cofounder of security firm Trail of Bits and a strategic adviser to mobile security firm iVerify, says a stolen phone may only be worth $50 to $200…
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Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
…Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. Cyberattack on…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
…Fedewa, who goes by “GFed” online, says he was targeted by MSG security shortly after he walked in. Fedewa had gone viral for his videos of touring various stadiums, sometimes when they…
MyMove Is the US Government’s Shittiest Website
…She then clicked “Get Deals.” A cheerful header read, “Emilia, reward yourself for moving!” followed by advertisements for home security systems, furniture stores, and pizza. Rybak’s only options to move forward…
China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
…Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a separate letter to the White House and the FBI last week expressing concerns about foreign campaigns targeting data center development. Meanwhile…
DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and…
A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress
…CFPB leadership alleged that Goldstein violated agency information security rules because the pictures she took included computer screens. After a year in administrative leave limbo, she was fired this past February. Like…
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
…In a running incident update log that began on May 1, Steve Proud, Instructure's chief information security officer, said that the company had “recently experienced a cybersecurity incident perpetrated by a…
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
…The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a settlement with three marketing firms—not because they sold “Active Listening” technology for serving targeted advertising, but because the technology allegedly did not work…
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
…secretary, in a statement. “This is how we ensure Britain’s economic prosperity and national security in the modern age.” The venture fund is one piece of the UK’s broader plan…