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How to Make Apps and Websites Remove Your Nonconsensual Nudes

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 5:30am
Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to start complying with the Take It Down Act. Here's how more than a dozen of the largest platforms are handling takedown demands for your nudes.
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An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 5:30am
David Norman, a former Phoenix police officer who’s described himself as “a fucking savage,” now runs a company that provided training to Homeland Security’s Special Response Teams.
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Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Sat, 05/16/2026 - 6:30am
Plus: Instructure’s Canvas ransomware debacle comes to a close, an alleged dark net market kingpin gets arrested, OpenAI workers fall victim to a supply chain attack, and more.
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Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 6:00am
A bustling underground ecosystem is providing criminals with the tools to unlock iPhones—and wage phishing attacks against their contacts to access bank accounts and more.
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DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 3:03pm
Autonomous drones and ground vehicles will stream “battlefield intelligence” over 5G along the US-Canada border in a bilateral DHS experiment this fall.
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WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:00am
The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations.
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Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 5:52pm
Famous for helping build Apple's iPhones, Foxconn just suffered another cyberattack, highlighting the perils of warehousing some of the world's most valuable data.
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Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 3:06pm
Iran’s traditional naval fleet has been almost completely destroyed by US-Israeli raids. But Iran’s military has put a fleet of small vessels on the water that is crippling every passageway.
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Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Sat, 05/09/2026 - 6:30am
Plus: Meta officially kills encrypted Instagram DMs, the Trump administration targets “violent left wing extremists,” leaked documents reveal Russia's school for elite hackers, and more.
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Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

Fri, 05/08/2026 - 4:30am
With the launch of the first 16 satellites, Russia begins construction of a network for satellite internet that aims to cover the entire country by 2030. But getting there won’t be easy.
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The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Fri, 05/08/2026 - 1:02am
Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters.
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