Collaborate Disseminate
The far-right adopted Pepe the Frog as its own symbol of intolerance. Breaking with its policy of allowing fictional characters to push hateful messages, Facebook banned certain images of Pepe, according to internal documents. Continue reading Here’s Facebook’s Internal Policy on Pepe the Frog
After a white supremacist killed a protester in Charlottesville in 2017, Facebook pushed to re-educate its moderators about hate speech groups in the US, and spell out the distinction from nationalism and separatism, documents obtained by Motherboard show Continue reading Leaked Documents Show Facebook’s Post-Charlottesville Reckoning with American Nazis
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is a service that preserves web pages. But the site has been deleting evidence of companies selling malware to illegally spy on spouses, highlighting the need to diversify digital archives. Continue reading The Wayback Machine is Deleting Evidence of Malware Sold to Stalkers
Serbian police may have arrested a suspected member of The Dark Overlord hacking crew, but someone in control of the group’s email account told Motherboard “we’re still here.” Continue reading After Arrest in Serbia, Netflix Hackers ‘The Dark Overlord’ Say They’re Still Going
A hacker has provided Motherboard with the login details for a company that buys phone location data from major telecom companies and then sells it to law enforcement. Continue reading Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US
Last week, Motherboard obtained data from the so-called ZooPark hacking group, which some suspect is connected to Iran. Now the hacker responsible has seemingly dumped the information after receiving a $1,000 payment. Continue reading Hacker Publicly Posts Data Stolen From Government-Linked Cyberespionage Group
Using documents, online records, and other media reports, Motherboard will keep this map up-to-date to show how GrayKey is spreading across the country. Continue reading This Continually Updated Map Shows Which Cops Have iPhone Cracking Tech GrayKey
Besides revenge porn and terrorism, flags for moderators include ‘Nazi,’ ‘Cartel,’ and ‘Gang,’ according to leaked training documents for Instagram workers. Continue reading Leaked Documents Show How Instagram Polices Content to Prevent ‘PR Fires’
Here are the letters Senator Ron Wyden sent to mobile carriers and the FCC demanding answers and action on the recently highlighted law enforcement service to easily track phones across the country. Continue reading Cops Can Find the Location of Any Phone in the Country in Seconds, and a Senator Wants to Know Why
Earlier this month, Kaspersky published research on the so-called ZooPark group, which ran a hacking campaign towards Android devices across the Middle East. Now, a hacker has allegedly stolen ZooPark’s own data and provided it to Motherboard. Continue reading Vigilante Hacks Government-Linked Cyberespionage Group