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Raphael Satter

Raphael Satter

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Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne

The cybersecurity industry has gone mostly quiet after President Donald Trump took action against one of its prominent members.

Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne
Political|Technology|US

US senator announces hold on Trump cyber nominee, citing telecom 'cover-up'

U.S.

US senator announces hold on Trump cyber nominee, citing telecom 'cover-up'
Crime|Political|Technology|US

DOGE official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software

A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S.

DOGE official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software
Crime|Political|Technology|US

DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show

The best-known member of Elon Musk's U.S.

DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show
Political|Technology|US

Signal is app of choice for Trump allies and opponents alike

Elon Musk's team working to dismantle the federal bureaucracy and the protesters hoping to stop him have something in common.

Signal is app of choice for Trump allies and opponents alike
Economy|Health|Political|US|World

Trump officials propose plan revamping US foreign aid, memo says

The Trump administration has prepared a proposal to overhaul the structure of how Washington distributes billions of dollars of foreign

Trump officials propose plan revamping US foreign aid, memo says
Technology|US|World

Musk blames X outage on cyberattack

Social media platform X went down intermittently on Monday, with owner Elon Musk blaming an unusually powerful cyberattack.

Musk blames X outage on cyberattack
Political|US

Homeland Security appoints new leadership at ICE amid faltering deportation push

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appointed new leadership at U.S.

Homeland Security appoints new leadership at ICE amid faltering deportation push
Business|Economy|Technology|US

US authorities begin releasing some seized cryptocurrency miners, industry executives say

U.S. authorities have in recent weeks begun releasing seized Chinese-made equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, two industry executives told

US authorities begin releasing some seized cryptocurrency miners, industry executives say
Asia|Crime|Political|Technology|US

US indicts slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctions company over spy campaign

The U.S. on Wednesday announced indictments against a slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctioned a Chinese tech company and offered a $10 million bounty over

US indicts slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctions company over spy campaign
Political|Technology|US

Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on a team of tech-savvy civil servants that helped to build the Internal Revenue Service’s free tax-filing service

Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site
Business|Economy|US

Trump administration begins layoffs at General Services Administration, sources say

Layoffs at the U.S.

Trump administration begins layoffs at General Services Administration, sources say
Crime|Europe|Political|Technology|World

Italy-based refugee advocate says he was targeted using spyware

A refugee advocate caught up in an Italian political scandal over the recent release of an alleged war criminal was targeted using sophisticated spyware, according to an

Italy-based refugee advocate says he was targeted using spyware
Business|Political|Technology|US

Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online

One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer

Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online
Education|Environment|Political|Science|Technology|US

Harvard law library acts to preserve government data amid sweeping purges

A unit of Harvard University's Law Library says it is releasing an archive of more than 300,000 government data sets, aiming to protect vital public

Harvard law library acts to preserve government data amid sweeping purges
Economy|Political|US

White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge

The White House has registered two new government websites, DEI.gov and Waste.gov, as President Donald Trump and his allies push forward with plans for a

White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge
Europe|Political|Technology|World

Italy says seven people targeted by spyware on WhatsApp

Italy's government said on Wednesday that seven mobile phone users in the country had been targeted by spyware on Meta Platforms' WhatsApp messaging service,

Italy says seven people targeted by spyware on WhatsApp
MidEast|Technology|World

Meta's WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries

An official with Meta Platforms' popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including

Meta's WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries
Asia|Business|Technology|US|World

Sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to web, cyber firm says

New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz says it has found a trove of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently

Sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to web, cyber firm says
Business|Crime|Environment|Political|US

Israeli private eye wanted in US over alleged hacking for Exxon lobbyist, lawyer says

The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over

Israeli private eye wanted in US over alleged hacking for Exxon lobbyist, lawyer says
Business|Political|US

Trump orders federal workers back to office, weakens job protections

President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants, the first salvoes

Trump orders federal workers back to office, weakens job protections
Business|Political|Technology|US

Trump announces 'DOGE' advisory group, attracting instant lawsuits

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to create an advisory group called the Department of Government

Trump announces 'DOGE' advisory group, attracting instant lawsuits
Political|Technology|US

Biden or Trump can still rescue TikTok; here's how

When Donald Trump ordered the U.S. government to ban popular Chinese social media app TikTok in 2020, he said the "aggressive action" was

Biden or Trump can still rescue TikTok; here's how
Technology

Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments

Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break in to government networks globally.

Business|News|US

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

A bipartisan team of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI's sweeping surveillance powers, saying the bill helps close the

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

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