Iran's cyberwar has begun
Jessica Lyons / theregister - 'Expect elevated activity for the foreseeable future' Iranian hackers have launched spying expeditions, digital probes, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of the US and Israel launching missile strikes over the weekend, and secur…
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Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 20018 / 28 stories in 4 days
US Military Accidentally Shoots Down Border Protection Drone With Laser
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, law…
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19903 / 4 stories in 7 days
CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as deputy direc…
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19898 / 6 stories in 7 days
Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation Grants Attackers Root-Level Control
AnuPriya / cyberpress - Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly vSmart) and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage), actively exploited by sophisticated threat actors since at least 2023 to bypass authentication and se…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 19779 / 6 stories in 9 days
Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and …
Back to Top / Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 19186 / 10 stories in 20 days
Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system
Colin Demarest / axios - The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed.Why it matters: The Army sees the cutting-edge weapon as a way to combat drones without firing e…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 19101 / 5 stories in 22 days
El Paso flights grounded 10 days for ‘special security reasons’
Dominic Preston / theverge - The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, grounding all flights in and out of the airport for the next 10 days. No explanation for the closure has been given, beyond a vague reference to "Sp…
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19013 / 13 stories in 23 days
Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users
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Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:20 pm / permalink 18910 / 3 stories in 27 days
Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google employees have signed an open letter demanding the company cut ties with immigration enforcement agencies, citing moral objections to their work.The post Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18883 / 2 stories in 27 days
Capgemini sells controversial US government unit
Mels Dees / techzine - Capgemini has begun the process of selling its US subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini came under pressure after it emerged that the subsidiary had signed a contract with ICE. This is according to a press release issued by the company on …
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18656 / 2 stories in 4 wks
Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after two people were shot and killed by U.S. federal immigration agents this month.In an internal memo to Apple employees, obtained by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Cook said he is "heartbr…
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11:20 pm / permalink 18471 / 10 stories in 5 wks
Target, UnitedHealth, 3M, General Mills CEOs finally spoke up about ICE after weeks of silence. Here’s what they said
Grace Snelling / fastcompany - For weeks, the leaders of Minnesota’s most prominent businesses have remained tight-lipped as thousands of ICE agents have flooded the Twin Cities, where those agents have raided residential neighborhoods, detained employees from local businesses, and tak…
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Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 18412 / 22 stories in 5 wks
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
Caroline Haskins / wired - A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 24, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 18379 / 15 stories in 5 wks
Sandworm hackers linked to failed wiper attack on Poland’s energy systems
Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - A cyberattack targeting Poland's power grid in late December 2025 has been linked to the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm, which attempted to deploy a new destructive data-wiping malware dubbed DynoWiper during the attack.. [...]
Back to Top / Saturday, January 24, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 18376 / 7 stories in 5 wks
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 16813 / 6 stories in 2 months
DOGE Is Officially Dead
Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - The project no longer exists, despite eight months left on its mandate.
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16258 / 10 stories in 3 months
U.S. Immigration Enforcement Apparently Provides Facial Scanning Tech to Local Cops
Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - It's part of a program that essentially deputizes police into the federal mass deportation effort.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15661 / 5 stories in 4 months
ICE’s forced face scans to verify citizens is unconstitutional, lawmakers say
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - Videos show ICE conducting random face scans on US streets.
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 15526 / 8 stories in 4 months
CISA orders feds to patch Windows Server WSUS flaw used in attacks
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. government agencies to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability after adding it to its catalog of security flaws exploited in attacks. [...]
Back to Top / Monday, October 27, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15450 / 3 stories in 4 months
DHS explores AI-powered mobile surveillance trucks for enhanced border monitoring
The US Department of Homeland Security is testing a novel concept: converting standard 4x4 trucks into AI-driven mobile watchtowers. With integrated radar, cameras, and autonomous features, this initiative seeks to bolster border security, though some may wonder if AI on wheels is the most innovative way to keep an eye on things.
Back to Top / Saturday, October 25, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 15394 / 1 stories in 4 months