LexisNexis 'Virtual Crime Center' Makes Millions Selling to the Government
Procurement records and documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests highlight LexisNexis' often overlooked business of selling data to the government.
AI-Generated Voice Firm Clamps Down After 4chan Makes Celebrity Voices for Abuse
4chan members used ElevenLabs to make deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, and others saying racist, transphobic, and violent things.
Hackers Demand $10M From Riot Games to Stop Leak of ‘League of Legends’ Source Code
Motherboard obtained the ransom note that hackers sent Riot Games on Tuesday, which threatened to release ‘League of Legends’ source code.
Police Contractor That Promised to Track Homeless People Hacked
Hackers stole data from ODIN Intelligence, a police contractor that already had serious security issues.
Crime App ‘Citizen’ Fires Overseas $2 an Hour Workers
Workers in Kenya and Nepal listened to police radio in American cities to fill Citizen with content. They were recently fired without severance.
Crime App 'Citizen' Lays Off Dozens of Employees
The crime reporting app has had difficulty in finding how to monetize its userbase.
Blockbuster NYTimes Story Accidentally Leaked Phone Numbers of Russian Soldiers Criticizing War
For months, the Times has been exposing the phone numbers of soldiers who criticized the war as well as the numbers of potential family members.
The FBI Won't Say Whether It Hacked Dark Web ISIS Site
The FBI somehow obtained the IP address of someone who allegedly visited an ISIS-related site on the dark web. The DOJ is blocking discussion of the issue from entering the public docket.
Ciphr, Encrypted App That Served Organized Crime, Rebrands as Enterprise Software
Ciphr became a tool of choice for international drug traffickers before deciding to close last year. Now, the company behind Ciphr is back with a new app called "Mode."
Researchers Could Track the GPS Location of All of California’s New Digital License Plates
After gaining access to a powerful administrative account, the researchers could perform all sorts of tasks inside Reviver, the sole company that sells the digital plates in California.
Researcher Deepfakes His Voice, Uses AI to Demand Refund From Wells Fargo
Do Not Pay, which has automated a ton of menial tasks, says it plans to make the tool available to customers.
U.S. Army Planned to Pay Streamers Millions to Reach Gen-Z Through Call of Duty
Internal Army documents obtained by Motherboard provide insight on how the Army wanted to reach Gen-Z, women, and Black and Hispanic people through Twitch, Paramount+, and the WWE.