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Kevin Collier

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

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Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

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Crypto

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Crypto

Trump's meme coin dinner contest earns insiders $900,000 in two days

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have raked in nearly $900,000 in trading fees over the past two days from the president’s $TRUMP cryptocurrency token, according to Chainalysis, a blockchain data company.
3d ago

FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday.
9d ago

N.J. attorney general sues Discord messaging app over child predator concerns

New Jersey has sued the social gaming platform Discord for allegedly failing to adequately protect underage users from predators, the first state to do so.
9d ago

Former cyber official targeted by Trump quits company over move

Chris Krebs, the former senior cybersecurity official whom President Donald Trump fired for affirming the 2020 presidential election was secure, is leaving his private sector cybersecurity job after he and the company were targeted by Trump last week.
11d ago

China escalates cyber fight with U.S., names alleged NSA hackers

China has for the first time publicly accused three hackers of working for the National Security Agency and offered a reward for information leading to their arrest, echoing tactics the U.S. routinely uses against alleged Chinese cyberspies.
15d ago

U.S. cyber defenders shaken by Trump's attack on their former boss

The people tasked with keeping the country safe from foreign government hackers and cybercriminal gangs say they feel like they’re under attack, not from their usual adversaries but from the administration they work under.

Trump orders probes of two former officials who defied him

President Trump directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances and review the activities of Christopher Krebs and Miles Taylor.
29d ago

Signal isn’t infallible, despite being one of the most secure encrypted chat apps

Signal, the most secure widely available messaging app, has become a go-to resource. Its shortcomings are why its use by Pete Hegseth has rocked politics.
32d ago

23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale

With genetic testing company 23andMe declaring bankruptcy and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale, sparking privacy concerns.

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Hillary Clinton

32d ago

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Hillary Clinton

Trump officials shared military plans on a private app — 10 years after uproar over Hillary Clinton’s private server

Trump and his allies repeatedly went after Hillary Clinton for not using proper government channels to send messages containing classified material.
35d ago

No evidence of coordinated vandalism of Teslas despite Musk and Trump claims

Law enforcement and extremism experts find no evidence of coordinated attacks on Teslas, despite claims from CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.
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