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Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over Signal, but administration answers don’t come easily 

An Intelligence Committee hearing focused on the security risks of a cabinet-level group chat that included a reporter from The Atlantic.
Russian soldiers stand on Red Square in central Moscow on September 29, 2022, as the square is sealed prior to a ceremony of the incorporation of the new territories into Russia. (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia-aligned threat groups dupe Ukrainian targets via Signal

Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts.
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People use mobile phones’ flashlight as a symbol of protest in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2020. Internet freedom advocates are worried about the Open Technology Fund, which has funded a generation of secure technologies meant to safeguard data in repressive countries. (Getty Images)

Internet freedom activists are concerned a Trump appointee could threaten pro-democracy work abroad

Technologists working on security tools outside the U.S. warn that a major change to their funding could mean catastrophe.
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