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Today — 19 September 2024Main stream
19 September 2024 at 16:16
The explosion of thousands of rigged pagers and walkie-talkies will likely make Hezbollah operatives fear any means of electronic communication. It’s having the same effect on the Lebanese population.
Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager
19 September 2024 at 15:57
Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.
Yesterday — 18 September 2024Main stream
Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah
18 September 2024 at 18:02
In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths.
Before yesterdayMain stream
The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers
17 September 2024 at 20:31
At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.
- Ars Technica
- US can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps, TikTok argues
US can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps, TikTok argues
16 September 2024 at 23:23
The fight to keep TikTok operating unchanged in the US reached an appeals court Monday, where TikTok and US-based creators teamed up to defend one of the world's most popular apps from a potential US ban.
TikTok lawyer Andrew Pincus kicked things off by warning a three-judge panel that a law targeting foreign adversaries that requires TikTok to divest from its allegedly China-controlled owner, ByteDance, is "unprecedented" and could have "staggering" effects on "the speech of 170 million Americans."
Pincus argued that the US government was "for the first time in history" attempting to ban speech by a specific US speaker—namely, TikTok US, the US-based entity that allegedly curates the content that Americans see on the app.
Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk
16 September 2024 at 22:55
Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.
A Creative Trick Makes ChatGPT Spit Out Bomb-Making Instructions
14 September 2024 at 11:30
Plus: New evidence emerges about who may have helped 9/11 hijackers, UK police arrest a teen in connection with an attack on London’s transit system, and Poland’s spyware scandal enters a new phase.
‘Terrorgram’ Charges Show US Has Had Tools to Crack Down on Far-Right Terrorism All Along
13 September 2024 at 17:48
The federal indictment of two alleged members of the Terrorgram Collective, a far-right cell accused of inspiring “lone wolf” attacks, reveals the US is now using a “forgotten” legal strategy.
Hackers Threaten to Leak Planned Parenthood Data
7 September 2024 at 13:30
Plus: Kaspersky’s US business sold, Nigerian sextortion scammers jailed, and Europe’s controversial encryption plans return.
The NSA Has a Podcast—Here's How to Decode It
6 September 2024 at 15:00
The spy agency that dared not speak its name is now the Joe Rogan of the SIGINT set. And the pod's actually worth a listen.