Security News This Week: LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again
A WIRED investigation this week offers insight into a predictive policing program in Bristol, England that has involved 23 separate models over more than a decade, intended to score the likelihood of specific individuals will perpetrate or be victims of different crimes. The investigation draws on data from public records requests and other reporting to reveal a messy law enforcement apparatus that has real implications for the community—but that most people in the area know nothing about.
After the identities of members of Peter Thiel’s private “Dialog” group were exposed last week, the organization claimed that a “criminal” hacker was behind the breach. But evidence shows that members’ personal information—including that of a White House intelligence official and an active-duty special operations officer—was publicly accessible and likely exposed as the result of a Dialog website misconfiguration.
As Anthropic and the White House continued to negotiate a path for...
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