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The US government wants Reddit to snitch on one of its users through a grand jury
The US government, through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has issued a grand jury subpoena to Reddit, demanding the identification of a user who allegedly criticized the agency. Reddit's attorneys argue that user anonymity and free speech are protected under the First Amendment, calling the subpoena an "escalation." This incident follows a pattern of government agencies requesting user data from various online platforms.
iOS exploit kit Coruna may have begun life as a set of iPhone hacking tools used by the US government, according to…
An exploit kit named Coruna, targeting older iPhone models running iOS versions 13.0 to 17.2.1, has been detailed by the Google Threat Intelligence Group. The kit, capable of harvesting sensitive data and cryptocurrency, is believed to have originated from US government hacking tools and has been observed in attacks by financially motivated actors from China and suspected Russian threat actors.
