Rainbow Six Siege outages: accounts flooded with credits and random bans
TL;DR Rainbow Six Siege is experiencing a global service incident that has left authentication, store access and matchmaking affected across…
How Activists Uncovered the FBI’s COINTELPRO and Security Index
TL;DR In 1971 a small group of anti-war activists broke into an unguarded FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania and removed…
Family sues after employee died by suicide following firing during mental-health leave
TL;DR The family of Annie Surman has filed a legal complaint alleging MongoDB fired her while she was on disability…
White House moves to dismantle National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado
TL;DR The Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), citing the center as a…
US Dollar’s Share of Global Reserves Drops to Lowest Since 1994
TL;DR IMF data show the dollar's share of central-bank foreign exchange reserves fell to 56.9% in Q3 2025, the lowest…
Why cleartext PGP signatures are risky and should be avoided
TL;DR Cleartext PGP signatures make signed text immediately readable but can be spoofed or manipulated by display-layer tricks and malformed…
Judge blocks deportation of CCDH CEO after State Department bars researchers
TL;DR A federal judge has temporarily barred the U.S. State Department from arresting or deporting Imran Ahmed, chief executive of…
US Dollar Reserve Share Falls to Lowest Level Since 1994, IMF Data Shows
TL;DR IMF data for Q3 2025 show the dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves fell to 56.9%, the lowest…
Why cleartext PGP signatures are risky and should be replaced by detached
TL;DR GnuPG developer Werner warns that cleartext PGP signatures remain dangerous despite their readability and legacy use. He recommends using…
Inside Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline that probes government spyware
TL;DR Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is a small, international team that helps journalists, activists and other civil-society actors who…