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It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

By: Andy Greenberg, Joseph Cox β€” August 8th 2025 at 13:00
A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphonesβ€”and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
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Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

By: Joseph Cox β€” June 10th 2025 at 13:00
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
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A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

By: Joseph Cox β€” June 9th 2025 at 14:00
Phone numbers are a gold mine for SIM swappers. A researcher found how to get this precious piece of information through a clever brute-force attack.
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The Murky Ad-Tech World Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel

By: Joseph Cox, Dhruv Mehrotra β€” February 12th 2025 at 04:00
A Florida data broker told a US senator it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, which denies involvementβ€”revealing the opaque nature of online ad surveillance.
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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

By: Joseph Cox β€” January 9th 2025 at 21:05
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps areβ€”knowingly or notβ€”being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
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Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

By: Joseph Cox β€” November 4th 2024 at 11:00
When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet.
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Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History

By: Joseph Cox β€” June 4th 2024 at 10:00
When a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners’ hands.
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