News One of Europe's most notorious cyber criminals gets prison time for stealing therapy notes of 33,000 people and attempting to extort them Mark Frauenfelder

hackers Time Warner Cable says data from 320K customers stolen Xeni Jardin

hacks Wayback Machine back online in read-only mode Rob Beschizza

crime Porch pirates know what's coming via FedEx: AT&T iPhones Rob Beschizza

ddos Internet Archive beleaguered by DDoS attacks, also hacked Jason Weisberger

law Fujitsu "expert" helped Post Office falsely convict postmasters in IT scandal Rob Beschizza

travel Spirit Airlines passenger waits hours for suitcase — until Apple Watch tells her it's at airport worker's home Carla Sinclair

Man faked own death to avoid paying child support Rob Beschizza

mistakes Retailers stop complaining about shoplifting, for reasons Rob Beschizza

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donald trump The perfect answer to "God Made Trump" video is "God Made a Dictator" Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Elon Musk couldn't beat Grand Theft Auto 5's first mission Grant St. Clair

video games Rockstar Games releases a release date for a release date Grant St. Clair

video games Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement impending—maybe for real, this time Grant St. Clair

labor Wall Street Journal complains about workers using their sick days Thom Dunn

Weird Grand Theft Auto fans are trying to predict the release date of GTA 6 by studying moon phases Grant St. Clair

law 30 years to life for actor Danny Masterson, convicted of two rapes Rob Beschizza

privacy New vehicles a "privacy nightmare" where you consent to carmakers collecting data on behavioral, biological, even sexual activity Rob Beschizza

twitter Musk sues data scrapers in a futile bid to save Twitter Mark Frauenfelder