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security Vault 8: Wikileaks publishes sourcecode from last spring's CIA Vault 7 cyberweapons leak Cory Doctorow

Bad news on the beam weapon beat After years of bullshit, government concludes "Havana Syndrome" is bullshit Rob Beschizza

gab Gab hacked — 70 GB of passwords, private posts taken, says transparency group DDoSecrets Mark Frauenfelder

politics Top DOJ official in charge of voter fraud probe quits within hours of Barr memo Xeni Jardin

Joe Biden The right-wing outrage over the Hunter Biden nothingburger is a tried-and-true propaganda tactic Thom Dunn

crime Terabytes of data leaked from an oligarch-friendly offshore bank Cory Doctorow

politics What Putin whispered in Trump's ear: 'The Apprentice,' by Greg Miller [Books] Xeni Jardin

News Trump NatSec advisor HR McMaster to resign. Fox News analyst John Bolton to replace. Xeni Jardin

News Full Text: GOP Nunes memo released over FBI and Justice objections Xeni Jardin

Trump team warned by Justice Dept. 'weeks ago' Flynn was vulnerable to Russia blackmail Xeni Jardin