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What a Bloody San Francisco Street Brawl Tells Us About the Age of Citizen Surveillance

By Lauren Smiley
When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and anotherβ€”and the story turned inside out.

The Night 17 Million Precious Military Records Went Up in Smoke

By Megan Greenwell
Fifty years ago, a fire ripped through the National Personnel Records Center. It set off a massive project to save crucial pieces of American historyβ€”including, I hoped, my grandfather’s.

Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman, Morgan Meaker, Matt Burgess
In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country's officials said it is β€œimperative that we have access to the data.”

SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack

By Kim Zetter
The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation.

A Tiny Blog Took on Big Surveillance in Chinaβ€”and Won

By Amos Zeeberg
Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.

The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 6: Endgame

By Andy Greenberg
With AlphaBay shuttered, Operation Bayonet enters its final phase: driving the site’s refugees into a giant trap. But one refugee hatched his own plan.

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

By Andy Greenberg
After months of meticulous planning, investigators finally move in to catch AlphaBay’s mastermind red-handed. Then the case takes a tragic turn.

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

By Andy Greenberg
The team uses a secret technique to locate AlphaBay’s server. But just as the operation heats up, the agents have an unexpected run-in with their target.

The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 1: The Shadow

By Andy Greenberg
AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchableβ€”until his tech was turned against him.

Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
In the last two weeks of the war, an ad hoc team armed with group chats, QR codes, and satellite maps launched a mad dash to save imperiled Afghan allies.

The Family That Mined the Pentagon's Data for Profit

By Mark Harris
The Freedom of Information Act helps Americans learn what the government is up to. The Poseys exploited itβ€”and became unlikely defenders of transparency.
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