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FBI surveillance systems breached, North Korea steals $280M in crypto, Claude Code leaks malware, and a 22-year-old student helps take down a record botnet. This week in cybersecurity.

George Maschke passed 11 years of military security clearance, then failed an FBI polygraph. Decades later, the science still doesn't support the test—so why do agencies keep using it?

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the agency purchases Americans' location data from commercial brokers without a warrant. The admission raises urgent questions about the future of the Fourth Amendment.

Court filings reveal an FBI informant co-operated the Incognito dark web marketplace for nearly two years, approving fentanyl sales that led to multiple overdose deaths including a 27-year-old tennis player.

Newly released FBI document shows former Palm Beach police chief claims Trump called in 2006 saying everyone knew about Epstein's behavior, contradicting Trump's denials of prior knowledge.

FBI agents couldn't access a Washington Post reporter's iPhone due to Apple's Lockdown Mode during a classified leak investigation, highlighting the growing tension between privacy and law enforcement.

A confidential FBI informant revealed in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein employed an Italian hacker who developed zero-day exploits and sold cyber weapons to governments and terrorist groups.

The FBI searched a Georgia election facility following Trump's persistent false claims about 2020 election fraud. Four years after his defeat, the former president continues his legal offensive against the election results.

Behind Davos AI investment debates, Jensen Huang's China New Year diplomacy, end of 50-year panda diplomacy, three cracks in digital trust. This week's question: Who and what can we trust?

Microsoft complied with FBI warrant to provide encryption keys, contrasting with Apple's 2016 refusal. What does this shift mean for tech industry unity on privacy?

Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI for a federal case. Learn about the privacy risks of default cloud encryption storage in 2026.

A federal judge has halted the US government's search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. Read about the clash over press freedom.