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Tech

Wtch This: Unravelling the Mystery Behind a Secret YouTube URL

04.04.22

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The Media’s Backdoor to Facebook That Scammers Use to Verify Accounts

03.30.22

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Here’s the Cease and Desist Facebook Sent to ‘OG’ Account Thieves

02.05.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Instagram Unmasks High Profile ‘OG’ Account Stealers, Threatens to Sue

02.04.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Infamous Forum For Instagram Hackers Gets Hacked by Other Hackers

05.17.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Scammers Are Filing Fake Trademarks to Steal High-Value Instagram Accounts

02.12.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hacker Takes Over Pro Wrestler’s Twitter Account, Protests Motherboard Investigation of Social Media Account Hacking

07.24.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Admin of Forum Where Users Trade Stolen Instagrams: Hacking Is ‘Not Our Problem’

07.19.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Life

Poisoned Drinks Are Killing Tourists in Laos

There have been four questionable deaths in the Southeast Asia country.

11.21.24

By Kyle Phillippi
Eva Pascoe, founder of Cyberia, poses at the cyber cafe in London. All photos courtesy of Eva Pascoe, Ali Knapp, and Roger Green.

Life

Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe

Back in the 90s, before the internet was evil, Cyberia in London was a haven for ravers, gamers, and Kylie Minogue. Its visionary founder helps us remember.

11.21.24

By Kyle MacNeill
Image: Andriy Onufriyenko

Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
Photo: Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images

Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher