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Someone Scraped Massive Bank of Personal Data Used by Private Investigators
The scrape shows that databases such as TransUnion’s TLO can leak out beyond the initial creator’s control.
Here's the FBI's Internal Guide for Getting Data from AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
The newly obtained document shows in granular detail the sort of data that the country's carriers keep, and for how long.
‘We in This Bitch’: Snapchat Maps Used to Bust Alleged Capitol Rioter
Newly unsealed court records show how Snapchat's heatmap feature helped lead the FBI to an alleged Capitol rioter.
Cops Ignored Threat Posed by Menacing Clowns
Terrorism analysts warned about clown sightings in 2016, according to documents obtained by Motherboard—but police across the U.S. did nothing.
A Teen Was Having Car Trouble. A Sheriff’s Deputy Shot and Killed Him.
The 17-year-old was putting a jug of antifreeze behind the back tire so his vehicle wouldn't roll into the officer's car, according to his family.
Apple and Google Refuse to Say Whether Citizen Bounty Hunt Violated Policies
Apple updated it's App Store policy about reporting alleged criminal activity after the incident, but has not given any specifics on why it made these changes.
Cop Arrested for 2 Different Sexual Assaults Within the Same Week
Abderrazak Boukhatmi of the El Paso Police Department has been taken into custody for both alleged crimes.
Lawyer Asks For New Trial After Cellebrite Vulnerability Discovery
The moves comes after the founder of Signal discussed the security issues in their own blog post.
Florida Cops Flew Spy Plane Above Press Conference for Black Teens Killed by Police
The conference, led by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, was announcing a lawsuit over the killings of A.J. Crooms and Sincere Pierce.
Utah Gave $20 Million Contract to AI Surveillance Firm That Didn’t Have AI
The state audit of Banjo came after investigations by Motherboard and OneZero.
FBI Paid Anti-Child Predator Charity $250,000 for Hacking Tools
The records viewed by Motherboard provide more insight into how the FBI obtains at least some of its hacking tools, or network investigative techniques.
Belgian Police Say They Decrypted Half a Billion ‘Sky’ Messages, Arrested 48 People
Sky ECC is a popular, custom encrypted phone with organized crime. Now police say their operation against the company’s users is wider in scope than previously reported.