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Posted on June 15, 2017

North Korea’s Cyberattacks Are Chaotic, But Also Make Perfect Sense

As the DHS, FBI, and NSA pin cyberattacks on North Korea, here's how to understand the motivations of the Hermit Kingdom's hackers.
Posted on June 15, 2017

The Georgia Runoff Election Doesn’t Have a Paper Trail to Safeguard Against Hacks

Without a paper trail, Georgia's elections don't have anything to fall back on in the case of outside interference.
Posted on June 14, 2017

Everyone Donald Trump Has Blocked on Twitter: A Running List

As President Trump continues to tune out his constituents, we'll keep a running tally of who he blocks—and why.
Posted on June 14, 2017

Robert Mueller Chooses His Investigatory Dream Team

They include top FBI agents, prosecutors, and people just as tenacious as Mueller himself.
Posted on June 13, 2017

Incarceration Is Skyrocketing in Rural America

Even as the president promises a crime crackdown, a deep data dive finds jail populations are soaring fastest in areas that backed him heavily.
Posted on June 12, 2017

Crash Override Malware Took Down Ukraine’s Power Grid Last December

In Ukraine, researchers have found the first real-world malware that attacks physical infrastructure since Stuxnet.
Posted on June 10, 2017

DoubleSwitch Twitter Attack Wreaks Havoc

A Twitter attack, an Al Jazeera cyberattack, and more: Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention.
Posted on June 8, 2017

The Next Device in Your House to Get Hacked May Be Your Vibrator

Opinion: The internet of things has permitted the hacking of whole new categories of products -- including sex toys.
Posted on June 7, 2017

Watch James Comey Testimony Live

A complete guide to James Comey's Thursday Senate testimony.
Posted on June 7, 2017

What Trump FBI Director Pick Christopher Wray Learned From Robert Mueller and James Comey

Christopher Wray, Trump's nominee for FBI Director, spent years working with---and learning from---James Comey and Robert Mueller.

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