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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000

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.

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

November 22, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000

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

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

November 15, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000

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.

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

October 26, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him.

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The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 1: The Shadow

October 25, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him.

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Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul

September 16, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Michael Venutolo-Mantovani| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

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.

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The Family That Mined the Pentagon’s Data for Profit

August 18, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Mark Harris| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The Freedom of Information Act helps Americans learn what the government is up to. The Poseys exploited it—and became unlikely defenders of transparency.

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‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’

May 28, 2022 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Suzanne Sataline| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000

During the protests in Hong Kong, young people carried laser pointers, umbrellas, and plastic ties—objects that sometimes led to their arrest, and years of legal limbo.