government hacking

Tech

Woman Tells Congress What It’s Like to Be Hacked by NSO’s Pegasus

07.27.22

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Memento Labs, the Reborn Hacking Team, Is Struggling

03.31.20

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
News

U.S. Cities Are Under Attack From Ransomware — and It’s Going to Get Much Worse

06.17.19

By David Gilbert
Tech

Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware

03.29.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Riccardo Coluccini
Tech

As Phones Get Harder to Hack, Zero Day Vendors Hunt for Router Exploits

03.07.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

How a Tiny Startup Became the Most Important Hacking Shop You’ve Never Heard Of

02.07.18

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims With Incredibly Simple Campaign

01.18.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Cybersecurity Dilemma: The Prevalence and Dangers of Defensive Hacking

02.20.17

By Ben Buchanan
Tech

Egyptian Human Rights Activists Are Being Targeted in ‘Dangerous’ Hacking Campaign

02.02.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Malware Hunters Catch New Android Spyware For Governments In The Wild

11.15.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

FBI Is One Step Closer To Getting Legal Authority To Hack Computers Everywhere

04.28.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

This Technicality Could Spoil the FBI’s Dark Web Hacking Operations

04.21.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Horoscopes

Weekly Horoscope: December 22-28

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12.22.24

By Melanie A. Davis
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Sports

Danhausen Returns at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle

Danhausen is back in Ring of Honor after a three year absence.

12.21.24

By Haley Miller
WWE

Sports

WWE SmackDown Gets Major Upgrade for 2025

WWE SmackDown is moving to three hours in 2025.

12.21.24

By Haley Miller
Screenshots: Facebook/Jon St John, Sega

Gaming

Duke Nukem, Who Was Also Big the Cat, Apparently Wants to Buy His Franchise Back Through Crowdfunding

“Damn, those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up my Froggy.” So, yeah, Duke Nukem/Big the Cat wants his franchise back!

12.21.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Life

Club Dead? This Funeral Home Wants to Serve You Alcohol.

Pour one out for grandma.

12.21.24

By Luis Prada