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The Texting Network for the End of the World
Everyone knows what it’s like to lose cell service. A burgeoning open source project called Meshtastic is filling the gap for when you’re in the middle of nowhere—or when disaster strikes.
By Andrew Couts and Dhruv Mehrotra
A Live One
How ‘Big Ag’ Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists
By Dell Cameron
Red Flagged
Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Bad Company
A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism
By Ali Winston
Security Roundup
The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts
Multitasker
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
By Andy Greenberg
Uncanny Valley
Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever
By Zoë Schiffer and Andy Greenberg
Star Linked
A Silicon Valley VC Got Israel Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack
By Caroline Haskins
Security Roundup
Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach
By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra
Ban Hammer
The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge
By Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman
Exit Strategy
US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
By Caroline Haskins
Inhumanity
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
By Dhruv Mehrotra
Attack of the Clones
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
By Lily Hay Newman
Uncanny Valley
The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private
By Zoë Schiffer and Lily Hay Newman
High Visibility
The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats
By Lily Hay Newman
Say Cheese
US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
By Caroline Haskins