deterrence

The lesson from Germany: under-reacting to hybrid threats is dangerous

AndyC 17 September 2026

Berlin’s hurried shift to actively defending against hybrid threats shows the danger of cumulative under-reaction to hostile state-backed activity. Underreaction...

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

AndyC 16 September 2026

A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured...

New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites

AndyC 15 September 2026

In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny...

Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe

AndyC 14 September 2026

An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesAlmost 150...

From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere

AndyC 12 September 2026

Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.Photo-Illustration:...

Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

AndyC 12 September 2026

The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag”...

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The US and Mexico Announce They’re Teaming Up Against Drones

AndyC 11 September 2026

The new joint operation uses laser-based technology capable of detecting, tracking, and disabling commercial drones linked to human and drug trafficking.A US Border Patrol agent...