Scattered Spider Hackers Plead Guilty on Day 1 of Trial
Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London, the…
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Roots System: Introducing the Pollinators of DWebCamp 2026
by Marie Kochsiek Decentralized technologies have the potential to create a better web: one that upholds people’s privacy, security, and self-determination. Yet, for many communities, the…
Film Companies “Piggyback” on Other Lawsuits to Unmask BitTorrent Pirates
After 180 days, Comcast can no longer say which customer was linked to a given IP address. This retention limit has kept old piracy accusations…
Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians
Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN…
Israel continues to commit genocide, atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, UN independent commission finds
Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the…
Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war
A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April…
Pluralistic: Spying on kids to save kids from spying is very, very stupid (23 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Spying on kids to save kids from spying is very, very stupid: First they came for the VPNs. Hey look at this: Delights…
Syria Arrests Assad-Era Military Officer over Alleged Corruption and Wartime Abuses
Syria has detained a prominent former military officer accused of corruption and wartime abuses under the Assad regime, marking the first financial crimes arrest in…
First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS
The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.
The Silence on Climate Change Is Totally Unacceptable
Something odd and disturbing has happened on the issue of climate change in the last few years. Even as the crisis has gotten worse, and…