Collaborate Disseminate
Motherboard dug through years worth of OceanGate’s archives, finding a company that repeatedly brought up the commercial prospect of deep sea exploration while misleading the public about its claimed connections to respected government bodies and private Continue reading ‘It Is A Huge, Vast, Opportunity’: How OceanGate Went from Disruptive Startup to Catastrophic Deep Sea Failure
Motherboard obtained the ransom note that hackers sent Riot Games on Tuesday, which threatened to release ‘League of Legends’ source code. Continue reading Hackers Demand $10M From Riot Games to Stop Leak of ‘League of Legends’ Source Code
“My apartment was raided by local police this morning 7am my time and all my electronic devices have been confiscated on request of the US Department of Justice.” Continue reading Alleged Hacker Who Broke Into AI Surveillance Company Raided By Police
How to keep your digital devices and accounts safe when exercising your right to peaceably assemble. Continue reading How to Protest Without Sacrificing Your Digital Privacy
AWS said the data was anonymous and to help understand attendance at certain events. Continue reading Amazon Conference Badges Tracked Attendees’ Movements
The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data. Continue reading Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data
The demands are the latest move to pressure telecom companies, who said they would stop the sale of location data to third parties after Motherboard’s coverage. Continue reading FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
After Motherboard’s investigation led to telcos stopping their sale of phone location data, apparent scammers are exploiting a void in the private investigator industry. Continue reading After Telcos Shut Off Bounty Hunters, Scammers Sell Fake ‘Phone Pings’
Earlier this month, Motherboard revealed that contents of Microsoft’s email services were compromised. Multiple victims now say that hackers stole their cryptocurrency. Continue reading Microsoft Outlook Email Breach Targeted Cryptocurrency Users
Sources and a document show how Google bars nonprofits from telling activists in certain countries about their products. Continue reading Google Gives Free Security Keys to Activists, But Not if You’re in Iran or Syria