TechCrunch
150 million driver's licenses and passports reportedly stolen from an ID verification firm - because storing everyone's most sensitive data in one place always ends well.
BBC World
The landlady who rented to two 9/11 hijackers finally breaks her silence, and her account makes the Saudi government's denials look about as sturdy as a sandcastle in a tsunami.
The Guardian Europe
Shooter in Idaho In-N-Out rampage kills himself, police say, thanking a trooper and a bystander for stopping further carnage - because sometimes heroes wear reflective vests.
The Guardian
Six months into the Nancy Guthrie mystery, two men sue the sheriff for $3.25M, claiming wrongful arrest and a trashed reputation - because nothing says closure like a legal invoice.
The Verge
The FBI may stop investigating ICE agents, leaving the agency to investigate itself - a system that has always worked flawlessly for everyone involved.
The Verge
The White House taps a Harvard astrophysicist known for calling everything from space rocks to ocean debris alien artifacts to run a new UFO advisory council. What could go wrong?
TechCrunch
The FBI built a 22,000-square-foot fake town in Alabama to train agents in cyberattacks, complete with fake houses, fake gas stations, and a data center that sounds like a server room from hell.
The Guardian
A United Airlines passenger tried to breach the cockpit mid-flight, resulting in a detour to Madison, Wisconsin, where law enforcement had a polite chat and everyone else eventually made it to Minneapolis.
Ars Technica
European cops hack a VPN that promised criminals total anonymity, grab its user database, arrest the admin, and send 506 cybercriminals an unpleasant surprise.
TechCrunch
Grafana Labs gets hacked, but the stolen code is already open source, so the ransom demand is basically asking people to pay for something they can get for free.
The Guardian
FBI Director Kash Patel falsely accuses Senator Chris Van Hollen of drinking on the taxpayer dime, but it turns out catering a holiday party for staff with campaign funds is not, in fact, a crime.
The Atlantic
FBI Director Kash Patel distributes personalized Ka$h-branded Woodford Reserve bourbon to staff and civilians, uses DOJ planes for transport, and once lost his mind over a missing bottle - because nothing says law-enforcement integrity like a…
BBC World
Authorities say a 31-year-old engineer with a manifesto and an anti-Trump social media history tried to crash the White House Correspondents' Dinner with guns and knives, prompting a third assassination scare for the president.
Ars Technica
Apple fixed a bug that let cops read deleted Signal messages from push notifications - because your self-destructing texts apparently weren't self-destructing enough.
TechCrunch
Apple patches a bug that let the FBI read 'deleted' Signal messages from iPhones, because apparently 'delete' is just a suggestion.
Ars Technica
The FBI is now investigating a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances of scientists, because several members of Congress read about it in the New York Post and decided it was definitely not a…
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