Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Paywall Jumping and Smart Glasses
This week, we discuss archiving to get around paywalls, hating on smart glasses, and more.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Lost in Translation
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss LLMs and languages, and a big data breach.
News
FlightAware Exposed Pilots’ and Users’ Info
The popular flight tracking website informed users that it inadvertently exposed user data, including names, physical addresses, aircraft owned, pilot status, and flights tracked.
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Hacker Breaks Into GPS Tracker Tool, Looks Up User Locations
A set of credentials related to the GPS tracking company Trackimo let a hacker access an internal troubleshooting tool and retrieve customers’ recent locations.
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Podcast: The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
Sam has a new narrative feature all about the hunt for Michael Pratt.
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Inside the FBI's Dashboard for Wiretapping the World
Never-before-published screenshots of an internal FBI tool show how the agency monitored millions of messages from the secretly backdoored messaging app Anom.
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'She Turned Ghost White:' How a Ragtag Group of Friends Tracked Down a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
Michael Pratt hid a massive sex trafficking ring in plain sight on PornHub. On the run from the FBI, an unexpected crew of ex-military, ex-intelligence officers and a lawyer tracked him down using his love of rare sneakers and crypto. For the first time, the group tells their story.
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I Gazed Lovingly Into Strangers’ Eyes on ‘Eyechat’
Neal Agarwal's eyes-only video chat sets you up with a stranger's eyes only.
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Co-Founder of DDoSecrets Was Dark Web Drug Kingpin
Thomas White ran the Silk Road 2.0 drug marketplace and was convicted of child abuse imagery-related crimes. He was also a co-founder of transparency activist organization Distributed Denial of Secrets.
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Here are the Hacker Tools a DEF CON Hotel is Hunting For
Resorts World is searching rooms daily for hacker tools. 404 Media obtained the list of hunted items.
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DEF CON Badge Maker Pulled Off Stage Amid Claims of Non-Payment and Failed Work
Entropic Engineering, the small company that helped manufacture this year’s DEF CON badge, claims the conference organizers failed to pay for completed work. DEF CON says the company went well over budget.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: The Tasks In Front of Us
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss crushing and publishing stories and what goes into reporting on a leak.
News
‘Airbnb Hopping’: How Hunted Hackers Stay on the Run From Kidnappers
Hackers are using false identities to book Airbnbs after being doxed and hunted by violent criminals.