One Clear Message From Voters This Election? More Privacy

Ballot measures were approved in California to restrict commercial use of user data and in Michigan to require warrants for searches of electronic information.

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Despite Hacking Fears, Election Day Has a Mostly Smooth Start

Plenty of hours remain. But so far, the worst-case scenarios about ransomware and other meltdowns have seemingly not come to pass.

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CBP Seized OnePlus Buds as ‘Counterfeit’ AirPods. Now It's Doubling Down

The US government has detained thousands of wireless earbuds on suspicion of being fake Apple goods—despite crystal clear branding from an established company.

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A DHS Official Says He Was Punished for Not Pushing Trump's Agenda

Brian Murphy says he was pressured to alter reports on Russia and white supremacy—and that he was fired for refusing to budge.

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A Tesla Employee Thwarted an Alleged Ransomware Plot

Elon Musk confirmed Thursday night that a ransomware gang had approached a Gigafactory employee with alleged promises of a big payout.

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How the Alleged Twitter Hackers Got Caught

Bitcoin payments and IP addresses led investigators to two of the alleged perpetrators in just over two weeks.

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A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts

A ransomware hit and subsequent outage caused problems in the company's aviation services, including flight planning and mapping.

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Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14

At WWDC, the company detailed a litany of privacy-friendly improvements to its software.

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Bot Mafias Have Wreaked Havoc in 'World of Warcraft Classic'

Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month, as bots have upended the game's economy.

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Amazon Won't Let Police Use Its Facial Recognition Tech for One Year

Amid nationwide protests over police brutality, the company is stopping law enforcement from using its most controversial product.

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There's a Jailbreak Out for the Current Version of iOS

The Unc0ver tool works on all versions of iOS from 11 to 13.5, the current release.

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Thunderbolt Flaws Expose Millions of PCs to Hands-On Hacking

The so-called Thunderspy attack takes less than five minutes to pull off with physical access to a device, and affects any PC manufactured before 2019.

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A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam

They've been patched, but the Safari vulnerabilities would have given an alarming amount of access.

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The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption

The crypto wars are back in full swing. 

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Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos

The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull.

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The US Fears Huawei Because It Knows How Tempting Backdoors Are

US officials allege that Huawei has backdoors in its technology. The US knows firsthand how powerful those can be.

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The DOJ Is Finally Suing US Telecom Providers for Robocalls

The defendants have allegedly connected hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls to US residents.

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A Windows 10 Vulnerability Was Used to Rickroll the NSA and Github

A researcher demonstrated the attack less than a day after Microsoft disclosed one of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities ever. 

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A Facebook Bug Exposed Anonymous Admins of Pages

A bad code update allowed anyone to easily reveal which accounts posted to Facebook Pages—including celebrities and politicians—for several hours. 

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How Tweets Could Prevent War, an App Store Dilemma, and More News

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

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