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The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

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The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.

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Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

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Customer data from more than 350 hotels around the world may have been accessed as part of realistic reservation-hijacking scams.

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Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout

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Some internet connectivity is returning in Iran after nearly 90 days offline, web monitoring groups say. But it isn’t clear if the reconnection is permanent.

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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

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As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards, the feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat, documents obtained by WIRED show.

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The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race

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As attackers ramp up their AI exploit development, the search for software vulnerabilities is changing rapidly.

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The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

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Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.

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‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

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Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling “Active Listening” technology that they claimed tapped people’s phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the “tech” was just pricey email lists.

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A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

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GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations.

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The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

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France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

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One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.

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