US Government demands access to European police databases and biometrics
TL;DR The US has told all 43 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) countries to sign an 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' that…
Finnish police detain crew of cargo ship after Baltic undersea cable damage
TL;DR Finnish authorities have arrested two crew members and detained a general cargo vessel, Fitburg, after damage to undersea telecom…
Ukrainian Soldier’s M1 MacBook Air Blocks Artillery Fragment and Still Works
TL;DR A Ukrainian servicemember posted photos and video showing an M1 MacBook Air that stopped a fragment from an artillery…
British security researcher gets invite-only Australian visa after reporting DFAT flaw
TL;DR Jacob Riggs, a 36-year-old British security researcher, was granted Australia's invite-only Subclass 858 National Innovation visa after a multi-stage…
Starlink to shift thousands of satellites from 550 km down to 480 km
TL;DR SpaceX’s Starlink will lower roughly half of its active satellites from about 550 km to about 480 km during…
Video archive: Talks from the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3), 2025
TL;DR The 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) took place in Hamburg from December 27–30, 2025; media.ccc.de has published a playlist…
NCA’s Gavin Webb awarded OBE for leading LockBit Operation Cronos takedown
TL;DR Gavin Webb of the National Crime Agency received an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for his strategic…
How Protesters Became Content for the Cops: The Spectacle of Protest Policing
TL;DR In 2025, protest policing in major US cities shifted toward highly staged, confrontational tactics that prioritized displays of force…
SpaceX to Lower Thousands of Starlink Satellites to Reduce Collision Risk
TL;DR SpaceX plans to lower roughly 4,400 Starlink satellites from about 550 km to roughly 480 km to reduce collision…