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The New York Police Department's “mosque-raking” program targeted Muslim communities across NYC. Now, as the city's first Muslim mayor takes office, one man is fighting—again—to fully expose it. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/NBkvoVb

Online black markets once lurked in the shadows of the dark web. Today, they’ve moved onto public platforms like Telegram—and are racking up historic illicit fortunes. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/dTyD1to

Here's how a fake clip from 2019 wound up in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/0HjqsAr

The DOJ says it still has “hundreds of thousands” of pages to review, as the latest Epstein files release spurred more pushback from Democratic lawmakers and other critics of the administration. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/IwuC7ts

Plus: Cisco discloses a zero-day with no available patch, Venezuela accuses the US of a cyberattack, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Mr2vB4c

From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/2e4DlfR

The agency plans to renew a sweeping cybersecurity contract that includes expanded employee monitoring as the government escalates leak investigations and casts internal dissent as a threat. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/fWwoYhc

Capable of creating “nearly perfect” face swaps during live video chats, Hoatian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED's inquiry into scammers using the app. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/eGKAq0M

Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/US4Rc8f

The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/wlparWd

Plus: Travelers to the US may have to hand over five years of social media history, South Korean CEOs are resigning due to cyberattacks, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/tCwlNMP

Experts tell US lawmakers that a crucial spy program’s safeguards are failing, allowing intel agencies deeper, unconstrained access to Americans’ data. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/jbMZ3Hl

A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/nbEjF4z

The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/F3jyLKs

New records about the infamous sex offender are released seemingly every week. Here's a quick rundown of who's releasing the Epstein documents, what they contain—and what they're releasing next. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/cP841px

Plus: The Trump administration declines to issue sanctions over Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree, officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/3YPnmWB

An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/SWMHqT8

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince claims the internet infrastructure company’s efforts to block AI crawlers are already seeing big results. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/wec08At

The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in Washington, DC, the day before the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/72Xebm4

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/86buY1J

Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/5vDWUe7

One of Vladimir Putin’s favorite sabers to rattle seems to have lost its edge. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/K5ZF08o

A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/4YyipR6

An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/9eaGVtb