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Feb 6, 2023 • 4min
Ex-Twitter Workers Puzzle Over Elon Musk’s Abandoned Laptops
The cash-strapped company recently auctioned off USB dongles but has left some corporate computers in the custody of laid off staff.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 8min
Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War
True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance’s VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 15min
The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack
More than two years ago, criminals crippled the systems of London’s Hackney Council. It's still fighting to recover.
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Feb 1, 2023 • 7min
Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges
The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.
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Jan 31, 2023 • 9min
The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet Just Took a Left Turn
ADS-B Exchange, beloved for resisting censorship, was sold to a company owned by private equity—and now even its biggest fans are bailing.
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Jan 30, 2023 • 8min
You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast—if You Have the Right Shelter
The escalating risks of Russia’s war in Ukraine have led scientists to study the unthinkable and model the aftermath of nuclear detonation.
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Jan 27, 2023 • 13min
The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang
The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs.
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Jan 26, 2023 • 5min
India’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
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Jan 25, 2023 • 6min
T-Mobile’s $150 Million Security Plan Isn’t Cutting It
The mobile operator just suffered at least its fifth data breach since 2018, despite promising to spend a fortune shoring up its systems.
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Jan 24, 2023 • 5min
Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts
New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal.
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