Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox

Joseph is an award-winning investigative journalist focused on generating impact. His work has triggered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fines, shut down tech companies, and much more.
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A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
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A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light

Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers around the country.
Apple Removes Women Dating Safety App from the App Store
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Apple Removes Women Dating Safety App from the App Store

The app, which went viral before facing multiple data breaches, is currently unavailable on the Apple App Store.
Podcast: Hackers Dox ICE
Podcast

Podcast: Hackers Dox ICE

Hackers targeting ICE and other agencies; Wikipedia's AI problem now has some data; and OpenAI's inevitable pivot to sex bot.
Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
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Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials

The same hackers who doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, and FBI officials now say they have the personal data of tens of thousands of officials from the NSA, Air Force, Defense Intelligence Agency, and many other agencies.
Behind the Blog: Engaging the Public
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Engaging the Public

This week, we discuss crowdsourced resistance and a big government data dump.
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
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Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials, including nearly 700 from DHS.
Viral ‘Cheater Buster’ Sites Use Facial Recognition to Let Anyone Reveal Peoples’ Tinder Profiles
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Viral ‘Cheater Buster’ Sites Use Facial Recognition to Let Anyone Reveal Peoples’ Tinder Profiles

Videos demoing one of the sites have repeatedly gone viral on TikTok and other platforms recently. 404 Media verified they can locate specific peoples' Tinder profiles using their photo, and found that the viral videos are produced by paid creators.
ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras
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ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras

Flock has built a nationwide surveillance network of AI-powered cameras and given many more federal agencies access. Senator Ron Wyden told Flock “abuses of your product are not only likely but inevitable” and Flock “is unable and uninterested in preventing them.”
Podcast: Meta Tells Workers to ‘Go 5x Faster’ with AI
Podcast

Podcast: Meta Tells Workers to ‘Go 5x Faster’ with AI

Meta tells its metaverse workers to push harder with AI; the massive Discord breach; and what happened when AI came for craft beer.
What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer
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What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer

A prominent beer competition introduced an AI-judging tool without warning. The judges and some members of the wider brewing industry were pissed.
Behind the Blog: Sinkholes and Site Seizures
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Sinkholes and Site Seizures

This week, we discuss a ransomware gang, book bans, and infrastructure.
The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare
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The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive information online.