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How to Film ICE

How to Film ICE

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

wired.com
Jan 31
SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Privacy
County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.

arstechnica.com
Jan 29
Biz & ITPolicySecurity
Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down.

arstechnica.com
Jan 28
Biz & ITSecuritycrime
Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Is Being Illegally Punished

Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Is Being Illegally Punished

A federal judge ordered a new briefing due Wednesday on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now.

wired.com
Jan 26
SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security News
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.

arstechnica.com
Jan 22
AIBiz & ITSecurity
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.

arstechnica.com
Jan 21
Biz & ITPolicySecurity
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot

A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot

Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.

arstechnica.com
Jan 14
AIBiz & ITSecurity
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.

wired.com
Jan 13
SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Privacy
Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis

Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis

Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran’s internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities.

techcrunch.com
Jan 8
Securityinternet blackoutinternet connectivity
Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list.

arstechnica.com
Dec 31, 2025
AIAppleBiz & IT
Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

The United States’ plan for dealing with Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China remains ill-defined among a shifting global order. That must change.

wired.com
Dec 31, 2025
SecuritySecurity / National Security
Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware

Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware

For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.

techcrunch.com
Dec 27, 2025
SecurityAndroidApple
The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

The future of conflict is cheap, rapidly manufactured, and tough to defend against.

wired.com
Dec 27, 2025
SecuritySecurity / National Security
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.

techcrunch.com
Dec 23, 2025
SecurityAflaccybercrime
Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months.

arstechnica.com
Dec 17, 2025
AIBiz & ITSecurity
Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google says the reports lacked "helpful next steps."

arstechnica.com
Dec 15, 2025
GoogleTechdark web
Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

techcrunch.com
Dec 12, 2025
SecurityTransportationAutomotive
Google details security measures for Chrome's agentic features

Google details security measures for Chrome's agentic features

Google details how it is enacting security guardrails before rolling out agentic capabilities on Chrome.

techcrunch.com
Dec 8, 2025
AIAppsGoogle
Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed.

techcrunch.com
Dec 5, 2025
Securitycybersecuritydata breach
Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

Three London councils reported disruption, prompting officials to shut down phone lines and networks and activate emergency plans.

techcrunch.com
Nov 26, 2025
SecuritycyberattackIn Brief
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

arstechnica.com
Nov 22, 2025
Biz & ITSecurityelection systems
How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

arstechnica.com
Nov 21, 2025
Biz & ITSecurityASUS
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?

arstechnica.com
Nov 19, 2025
AIBiz & ITSecurity
Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k

arstechnica.com
Nov 18, 2025
Biz & ITSecuritysyndication
5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.

arstechnica.com
Nov 17, 2025
Biz & ITSecurityapt38
Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous

Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous

The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe.

arstechnica.com
Nov 14, 2025
AIBiz & ITSecurity
ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

Relatively new technique can bypass many endpoint protections.

arstechnica.com
Nov 11, 2025
Biz & ITSecurityclickfix