Security
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Investigators suspect consultant helped run ShinyHunters extortion site
KrebsOnSecurity reports that an unnamed U.S. consulting executive may have helped operate Shinywire, while a separate negotiator faces charges.
Dana Voss
Security Correspondent
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desk_01 / artificial-intelligence
AI/
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4d ago
Pet cloning and cryonics offer very different promises after loss
Pet biotech now spans dog-aging trials, $50,000 cloning and cryonic storage, but none restores a lost animal.
By Theo Lindgren
4d ago
PRIMA implant preserved vision gains for some macular degeneration patients
Three-year conference data suggest PRIMA can provide lasting device-assisted central vision for selected patients, thoug...
By Riley Okafor
6d ago
Character.ai user data remains unresolved in bankruptcy sale
Character.ai says users can export data or delete accounts, while 40 attorneys general seek privacy safeguards for any s...
By Riley Okafor
desk_02 / security
Security/
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Japan confirms extradition of Russian Qilin suspect to Germany
Dana Voss / 1w ago
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Oleg Korniev pleads guilty in cybercrime money-laundering case
Mara Chen-Doyle / 1w ago
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iRhythm says breach exposed data of at least 368,173 people
Dana Voss / 1w ago
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Belarusian Cyber Partisans claim 2023 breach of Moscow health network
Dana Voss / 1w ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Sega pulls Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale after launch complaints
Riley Okafor / 5d ago
ChatGPT can use open Chrome tabs and control browser tasks
Dana Voss / 5d ago
Trump posts AI-edited White House restoration photo
June Castellano / 5d ago
Anthropic model submitted false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Riley Okafor / 1w ago
// opinions, essays, arguments
The Long Read
// featured essay / 2 min
Apple teases “Welcome home” announcement for October 13
Apple confirmed its “Welcome home” teaser for October 13, but has not named products, a start time or a way to watch.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
Repro Uncensored says copyright complaints hit Flamingo Revolution accounts
The monitoring group documented restrictions and removals after repeated reports; the people behind the alleged coordination are unidentifie...
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
Judge blocks Utah VPN law provision that required sites to find users’ locations
A federal judge temporarily stopped Utah from enforcing an age-verification rule that could force adult sites to check users far beyond the...
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
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