Social media fuels new type of ‘fog of war’ in Ukraine conflict
The tools of modern social media are faster and more voluminous than in previous major conflicts thanks to the proliferation of smartphones on speedy data...
Whistleblower: Spyware seller offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu has asked the Justice Department to investigate after hearing of what he called "fishy" behavior by the surveillance company NSO Group.
Facebook warning nearly 50,000 users they may be victims of spyware
Facebook is notifying nearly 50,000 users in more than 100 countries that they may have been targets of hacking attempts by private surveillance companies working...
Pegasus spyware used to hack U.S. diplomats working abroad
Apple alerted 11 U.S. diplomats that their iPhones had been hacked in recent months by spyware from NSO Group, an Israeli-based company that helps government...
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
A huge breach by the hacker group Anonymous dumped into public view the previously private data — user names, passwords and other identifying information —...
A secretive Pentagon program that started on Trump’s last day in office just ended. The mystery has not
The program, which delegated management of a huge swath of the internet to a private company, had raised eyebrows because of its unusual timing, starting...