The Department of Homeland Security’s mandate to carry out domestic surveillance has been a concern for privacy advocates since the organization was first created in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Now a data leak affecting the DHS’s intelligence… Read More "A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users"
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As students returned to school this week, WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of a violent online group known as “Purgatory” about a rash of swattings at universities across the US in recent days. The group claims to have ties… Read More "DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims"
Since early this year, RIA-Novosti has published roughly one story per week on UVB-76, suggesting its coded messages are related to missile strikes on Iran, the war in Ukraine, and negotiations with Trump. RT, which had once pooh-poohed the idea… Read More "The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears"
The Pentagon’s website and social media channels were overhauled Friday at President Donald Trump’s behest to reflect the United States Defense Department’s new “Department of War” persona, shifting from Defense.gov to War.gov—a symbolic rebranding that highlights the administration’s preference for… Read More "Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department"
