Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:30:17 +0000
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:03:20 +0000
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:34:26 +0000
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems.
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Credit to Author: Dalila Sarabia| Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Despite 83,000 public cameras, crime in Mexico City remains high—and widespread surveillance raises myriad ethical issues.
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Credit to Author: Craig Silverman| Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.
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Credit to Author: Ali Winston| Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:51:01 +0000
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Caroline Haskins| Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:23 +0000
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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