Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox

Joseph is an award-winning investigative journalist focused on generating impact. His work has triggered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fines, shut down tech companies, and much more.
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Podcast: Signal's President Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
Podcast

Podcast: Signal's President Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI

We speak to Meredith Whittaker about the threat posed by AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more in this special interview episode.
Here's the Video for Our Fourth FOIA Forum: PACER with Seamus Hughes
FOIA Forum

Here's the Video for Our Fourth FOIA Forum: PACER with Seamus Hughes

PACER expert Seamus Hughes shows us how to dig up interesting court cases and so much more.
Podcast: Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion
Podcast

Podcast: Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion

We go long on robots.txt, AI scraping, and what it means for search and the web today. Also, a leaked document shows a multibillion dollar AI company scraped YouTube videos from specific creators, and we discuss Skibidi.
Hacker Breaches Pharma Giant Bausch Health, Wants to Extort DEA
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Hacker Breaches Pharma Giant Bausch Health, Wants to Extort DEA

The data includes DEA numbers used for ordering controlled substances. 404 Media contacted Bausch about the data breach last week.
Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life
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Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life

Michael Orlitzky was sick of the washer and dryer machines in his building. So, he found an alternative to paying.
How the FBI Is Hunting North Korean Hackers Who Attacked U.S. Healthcare System
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How the FBI Is Hunting North Korean Hackers Who Attacked U.S. Healthcare System

A recently unsealed court document shows the FBI has obtained multiple warrants to read the contents of email inboxes used by suspected North Korean hackers.
Podcast: The CrowdStrike Outage
Podcast

Podcast: The CrowdStrike Outage

The worldwide CrowdStrike outage; vaping the internet; and a bunch of leaked documents from Cellebrite.
Heritage Foundation Claims to Use Location Data to Track Trump Shooter's Movements
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Heritage Foundation Claims to Use Location Data to Track Trump Shooter's Movements

Organizations are now openly broadcasting the once dirty secret of the location data industry: it can be used to track specific people.
Sydney Sweeney’s Verizon Phone Number Hijacked
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Sydney Sweeney’s Verizon Phone Number Hijacked

A photo posted online shows an apparent SIM swap of Sydney Sweeney on July 2nd. That same day, hackers broke into her Twitter account and posted a cryptocurrency scam.
UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack
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UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack

The arrest is one of the few publicly available signs of movement in the investigation of the massive MGM Resorts cyberattack.
CrowdStrike Outage Impacted U.S. Government Agencies
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CrowdStrike Outage Impacted U.S. Government Agencies

Although the outage was brief in some instances, multiple U.S. agencies confirmed they were impacted by the global Windows outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update.
CrowdStrike ‘Deeply Sorry for the Inconvenience’
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CrowdStrike ‘Deeply Sorry for the Inconvenience’

The Windows outage has disrupted hospitals, airports, public transit, and much more worldwide.