Media

Not All Hacks Are Created Equal

Ari Paul / FAIR Oct 1, 2024 The reaction by media outlets to the publication of the 271-page JD Vance dossier highlights the double standards at play in this year's election cycle. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Saudi Prince Implicated in Bezos’ Phone Hack, U.N. Experts Say

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2020 An immediate inquiry is sought amid findings Mohammed bin Salman appears to have had access to Washington Post owner's private messages. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Insurance Companies Are Creating an Economy of Extortion

Renee Dudley / ProPublica Aug 29, 2019 Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Is a Widely Adopted New Voting System Ready for 2020?

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Aug 22, 2019 An independent audit in Maryland raises key questions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Capital One Hack Exposes Personal Information of About 106 Million

GENE JOHNSON / The Associated Press Jul 30, 2019 A woman faces a computer fraud charge in one of the largest security breaches of a major U.S. financial institution on record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Major Darknet Site Allegedly Selling Cocaine, Stolen ID Data Busted

DAVID RISING / The Associated Press May 3, 2019 Raids in the U.S. and Europe yield the arrest of three German men in probe of the "world's largest darknet marketplace for contraband." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House GOP Campaign Committee Hacked During 2018 Midterms

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Dec 4, 2018 Few details have been made public in the case, which is being investigated by the FBI. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

North Korea Said to Have Stolen a Fortune in Online Bank Heists

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Oct 3, 2018 The nation's nuclear and missile tests have stopped, but its hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering steam. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Facebook Says 50 Million User Accounts Affected by Security Breach

The Associated Press Sep 28, 2018 The company, after suffering a new setback, says it has taken steps to fix the hack and has alerted law enforcement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election

Lilia Chang / ProPublica Aug 27, 2018 While far from impregnable, voting sites are not nearly as vulnerable as some in the media may have led you to believe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Private Investigator on Living in a Surveillance Culture

Judith Coburn / TomDispatch Aug 27, 2018 Now that we know we are surveilled 24/7 by the National Security Agency, Facebook, Google, hackers, the Russians, the Chinese and companies from which we've ordered swag on the internet, is there still any "right to be forgotten"? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

6 Reasons for Hope in Trump Times (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jul 29, 2018 In these darkest of days, here’s what gives me hope. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )