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A wave of robberies and other violent acts has swept across the nebulous crime culture known as Com. I watched it all unfold in real time.

Hackers and fraudsters are gaining access to sensitive drug ordering tools and then advertising some of the most tightly controlled drugs in the country, including fentanyl.

The site, called OnlyFake, threatens to streamline everything from bank fraud to money laundering, and has implications for cybersecurity writ large.

A wide-spanning investigation by 404 Media reveals more details about a secretive spy tool that can tracks billions of phone profiles through the advertising industry called Patternz. Google has taken action in response to 404 Media's inquiries.

Internal emails show how universities make nonsentient, profit-seeking Starship robots feel comfortable on campus.

The once-prophesized future where cheap, AI-generated trash content floods out the hard work of real humans is already here, and is already taking over Facebook.

OctoML, the engine that powers a16z funded Civitai, thought the images could qualify as “child pornography,” but ultimately decided to keep working with the company anyway, internal Slack chats and other material shows.

Ten Labcorp workers told 404 Media that Amazon-like productivity goals at the clinical lab giant are squeezing them for profits in a way that could put patients at risk.

Small film camera businesses have been shocked to receive threatening emails from a company called CineStill over who has the right to use the term '800T.'

Hackers 'ACG' popped champagne and bought sports cars. Then the group and its associates ushered in a bold new era of crime where anything is possible.

Scott's tickets are selling for $14 on StubHub after the tour was "overbought" by speculators. One ticket reselling scheme is going to lose a single company more than $1 million.

Ticket resellers are turning members of a credit card churning "buyers club" into their personal ticket-buying army for the Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo tours.