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6:42

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have...

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2024/02/05

An indictment against three Americans suggests that at least some of the culprits behind the theft of an FTX crypto fortune may be in custody. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:24

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to...

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2024/02/02

For nearly two years, police have been tracking down the culprit behind a wave of hoax threats. A digital trail took them to the door of a 17-year-old in California. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:01

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans'...

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2024/02/01

US spy agencies purchased Americans' phone location data and internet metadata without a warrant but only admitted it after a US senator blocked the appointment of a new NSA director. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:27

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

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2024/01/31

Aerial drones have changed the war in Ukraine. Now, both Russia's and Ukraine's militaries are deploying more unmanned ground robots—and the two are colliding. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:06

Police have Arrested a Teen Said to Be Linked to...

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2024/01/30

A California teenager who allegedly used the handle Torswats to carry out a nationwide swatting campaign is being extradited to Florida to face felony charges, WIRED has learned. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:00

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting...

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2024/01/29

NSO Group, creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware, is spending millions on lobbying in Washington while taking advantage of the Israel-Hamas war to paint itself as essential for global security. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:12

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless...

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2024/01/26

The Amazon-owned home surveillance company says it is shuttering a feature in its Neighbors app that allows police to request footage from users. But it’s not shutting out the cops entirely. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:45

Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media...

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2024/01/25

Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:08

You Need to Turn on Apple’s New Stolen iPhone Tool

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2024/01/24

Apple’s iOS 17.3 introduces Stolen Device Protection to iPhones, which could stop phone thieves from taking over your accounts. Here’s how to enable it right now. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:48

The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win

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2024/01/23

The FTC forced a data broker to stop selling “sensitive location data.” But most companies can avoid such scrutiny by doing the bare minimum, exposing the lack of protections Americans truly have. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:06

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs...

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2024/01/22

Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:02

‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime...

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2024/01/19

A new report from Chainalysis finds that stablecoins like Tether, tied to the value of the US dollar, were used in the vast majority of crypto-based scam transactions and sanctions evasion in 2023. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:53

How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like...

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2024/01/18

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X's two-factor authentication settings. Here's how to fix yours. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:15

The Boeing 737 Max Crisis Reignites Arguments Over...

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2024/01/17

A midair blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 showed seatbelts matter, but infants under two still aren’t required to have their own seats. Experts say changing the rules would make flying safer for children—but, counterintuitively, would result in more deaths. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:28

Bitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here’s Who Stands to Get Rich

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2024/01/16

The US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors. But an exclusive cast of middlemen will earn big in the background, too. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:26

Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to...

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2024/01/15

Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero to launder their profits and evade law enforcement. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:23

US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly...

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2024/01/12

More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:05

Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s...

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2024/01/11

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:08

The Fight to Unite iPhone and Android Users Is Far...

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2024/01/10

Apple crushed Beeper Mini, an app that let Android users into Apple’s iMessage service. Beeper cofounder Eric Migicovsky says interoperability between Big Tech’s walled gardens is urgently needed. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:06

The Worst Hacks of 2023

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2024/01/09

It was a year of devastating cyberattacks around the globe, from ransomware attacks on casinos to state-sponsored breaches of critical infrastructure. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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