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Time to revisit this 2013 article. "ACLU analyst Jay Stanley has written that Palantir's software could enable a "true totalitarian nightmare". "https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/agent-of-intelligence-how-a-deviant-philosopher-built-palantir-a-cia-funded-data-mining-juggernaut/
How A 'Deviant' Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data-Mining Juggernaut
How a self-described "deviant" philosopher turned Palantir into a terrorist tracking, all-seeing, multi-billion dollar data mining machine.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Tracers in the Dark is written by @andygreenberg
November 13, 2024 at 4:43 AM
A massive cryptojacking operation was uncovered, infecting 5,000+ websites with Coinhive and hijacking visitor CPUs for mining. Discover the full story in a conversation with @agreenberg.bsky.social and @scotthelme.bsky.social.
#AndyGreenberg & @ScottHelme talk about #Cryptojacking with #Coinhive
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March 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I wonder who is going to produce the movie version of the Silk Road story. Completely kookie insane-o. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/21/alleged-silk-road-ross-ulbricht-creator-now-accused-of-six-murder-for-hires-denied-bail/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/21/alleged-silk-road-ross-ulbricht-creator-now-accused-of-six-murder-for-hires-denied-bail/
Alleged Silk Road Boss Ross Ulbricht Now Accused Of Six Murders-For-Hire, Denied Bail
Ross Ulbricht, who is accused of being the Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts. A New York judge denied bail to alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht Thursday, based in part on fresh accusations of violence: That the 29-year-old allegedly commissioned the murders of a total of six people through would-be hitmen [...]
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November 4, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Pay to Play Exploits #SecureSydney <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/23/shopping-for-zero-days-an-price-list-for-hackers-secret-software-exploits/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/23/shopping-for-zero-days-an-price-list-for-hackers-secret-software-exploits/
Shopping For Zero-Days: A Price List For Hackers' Secret Software Exploits
This story accompanies a profile of the French exploit-selling firm Vupen in the April 9th issue of Forbes magazine. A clever hacker today has to make tough choices. Find a previously unknown method for dismantling the defenses of a device like an iPhone or iPad, for instance, and you [...]
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November 8, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Hacker Opens High Security Handcuffs With 3D-Printed And Laser-Cut Keys <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/
Hacker Opens High Security Handcuffs With 3D-Printed And Laser-Cut Keys
Two 3D-printed and one laser-cut copy of restricted handcuff keys. (Click to enlarge.) The security of high-end handcuffs depends on a detainee not having access to certain small, precisely-shaped objects. In the age of easy 3D printing and other DIY innovations, that assumption may no longer apply. In a workshop Friday at [...]
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November 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM
3D scanners and printers, the answer to duplicate any keys. Do not ever let anyone take a photo of your keys. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/03/mit-students-release-program-to-3d-print-high-security-keys/
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February 11, 2024 at 4:36 AM
iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/11/07/iphone-security-bug-lets-innocent-looking-apps-go-bad/
November 7, 2011 at 11:11 PM
When Angry Birds attack: How long before Google remote kills my cofounder's silent trojan Android app updates? https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2010/11/10/when-angry-birds-attack-new-android-bug-lets-spoofed-apps-run-wild/
November 21, 2024 at 6:42 AM