I can’t say I’m surprised to learn that spyware maker Paragon “has no technical way to know if customers misuse its software” or a way “to disable customers when misuse occurs” either.

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool.

As aviation suffers more cyberattacks, air traffic systems are the latest target, with a ransomware toolkit installed on at least one OT network.

Magent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out.

More than 50 years after D.B. Cooper parachuted out of a commercial airplane with a bag full of cash, there’s now a lawsuit asking the court to force the FBI to disclose its records in the case.

Aircraft communications are susceptible to interception, interference, spoofing, and jamming.

A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic ​controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure" and the Federal Aviation ‌Administration must take st...

I’m exploring the Faroe Islands this week! Think charming villages and breathtaking scenery; a bit like Iceland, but with fewer people; Scandinavian waffles and so many rainbows.

Austin Tice, a U.S. Marine turned war correspondent, was abducted in Syria 14 years ago. A lot has changed in the country since then, but Tice has yet to be found.

If you’re feeding ACARS messages to Airframes, know that the website appears to have a bug and does not currently honor the privacy settings you have applied to your profile.

After four days of indoor skydiving in Europe last week, my flight from Milan to New York with Emirates was diverted to Boston due to heavy rain, flash floods, and strong winds.

With the Strait of Hormuz crisis raging, experts in commercial maritime traffic are having a moment.

Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has stated that in February 2023, officers from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coerced her into cooperating…

Moscow continues to send GRU officers to Norway under diplomatic cover. The Barents Observer looks at their identities.

“An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification,” and the good news is that we are getting better and better at detecting use of sophisticated spyware.

Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.

What happens when a political movement built on conspiracy theories becomes the target of its own creation?

I’m hosting a Reddit AMA with Zack Whittaker of TechCrunch on r/pwnhub on Wednesday, August 12 at 5PM PT!

A single day of pressure on Europe's border was enough to provoke calls to dismantle Schengen itself

I’m hosting a Reddit AMA with Zack Whittaker of TechCrunch on r/pwnhub on Wednesday, August 12 at 5PM PT!

We’ve seen this before.

I’ve been reading For the Sun After Long Nights about Iran’s 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising by Fatemeh Jamalpour and former New York Times colleague Nilo Tabrizy.

From product demonstrations at a secret villa in Rabat to training sessions at NSO’s Herzliya headquarters, Forbidden Stories and its partners retrace the early stages of Morocco’s use of Pegasus.

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...

Crazy to think that while Edward Snowden and I taught people to keep their data safe with TrueCrypt, the tool’s alleged creator Paul Le Roux was busy plotting murders, buying drugs from the North Kore...

While conducting espionage against sheikh’s tech company, Jonny Gannon helped Gulf country quash U.S. suspicions about China ties.

Revealed: A catalogue of failures and the devastating aftermath of Iran school bombing

I miss microblogging.

Documentary Podcast · Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.

Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.

Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.

The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the techno...