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Your drivers license is probably for sale on the dark web — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Hackers stole more than 170 million identity documents, including 153 million driver’s licenses, and offered them for sale on the dark web.

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Sep 2

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Meet the security researcher who found Andrew Tate’s secretive data leaking online
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Aug 26

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‘Flock Sock’ blocks unpopular surveillance cameras
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Aug 19

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He hacked Epstein and then went into hiding
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Aug 12

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Every one of this town’s Flock cameras was cut down
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Jul 15

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Another police officer has been charged for abusing Flock surveillance technology

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Mikael Thalen

Mikael Thalen is a tech reporter for Straight Arrow, where he covers cybersecurity, surveillance, hacking and digital privacy.

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Another police officer has been charged for abusing Flock surveillance technology

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Hackers stole a Flock camera. Here’s what they found inside

Charlie Kirk’s family files wrongful death notice, saying security failures led to his assassination

House votes for third time to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

3 killed as news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus crash in LA

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