News
How the FBI Tracked, and Froze, Millions Sent to Criminals in Massive Caesars Casino Hack
A new court document shows the FBI raced to stop hackers moving the ransom Caesars paid, with authorities freezing much of the extortion payment.
News
You Need to Use Signal's Nickname Feature
Encryption can’t protect you from adding the wrong person to a group chat. But there is also a setting to make sure you don’t.
Podcast
Podcast: The DNA of 15 Million People Is For Sale
What the 23andMe bankruptcy means for privacy; the website doxing Tesla owners; and that crazy Signal group chat story.
News
Tesla Owner Doxing Site ‘Dogequest’ Relaunches on Dark Web
Last week 404 Media reported a website called ‘Dogequest’ was doxing Tesla owners. The site administrators appear to have launched a clone of the interactive map on the dark web too.
News
Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor
The Mozilla Foundation says 30 companies should block web scrapers from ShadowDragon, an ICE contractor.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Vile Media and Fine Sciences
This week, we discuss doxed Teslas, the concept of "amplification," and how we'd much rather be looking at cooking videos than all this mess.
News
How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught
Automatic license plate readers, Instagram captions, and fingerprints.
Podcast
Podcast: The Websites an ICE Contractor is Monitoring
The sites an ICE contractor is pulling data from; why top scientists are considering leaving the U.S. for France, and why Super Nintendos are getting faster as they age.
News
‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap
This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.
News
Detained Protester Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia University
Mahmoud Khalil, who ICE arrested on Saturday, and a group of other students from Columbia are suing the university to stop the release of disciplinary records.
News
'Pretty Vile:' Spotify Removes Andrew Tate 'Pimping Hoes' Class After Employees Complain
Internal Spotify communications viewed by 404 Media show Spotify’s own employees complaining about Andrew Tate’s course being available on the platform.