Behind the Blog: The Art of the ‘Catharticle’
This week, we discuss Star Wars’ weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.
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CBP Seizes Shipment of T-Shirts Featuring Swarm of Bees Attacking a Cop
Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of t-shirts from a streetwear brand that sells an “Eliminate ICE” t-shirt and multiple shirts critical of police and capitalism. Among the shirts seized was a design that features a swarm of bees attacking a police officer. Emails seen by 404 Media indicate that the shirts are going…
‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game
Doom: The Dark Ages, Bethesda’s recently released prequel to the demon slaughtering first-person shooter, is using anti-piracy software that’s locking out Linux users who paid for the game. According to multiple posts on Reddit, Doom: The Dark Ages uses the infamous anti-piracy software Denuvo. One Reddit user on the Linux gaming subreddit said that they…
This Chatbot Promises to Help You Get Over That Ex Who Ghosted You
A startup is throwing chatbots at “ghosting”—being abandoned by someone abruptly and without explanation—by roleplaying as your ex, former friend, or absentee job recruiter who is just so sorry about how it all went down. Closure is currently in open beta, and launched on Product Hunt on Thursday. The company has been running ads on…
Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?
For a few hours on Wednsday, X’s Grok AI wouldn’t stop talking about about white genocide. When the X account for a baseball podcast asked Grok about the stats for Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, it answered the question, then monologued about white farmers being attacked in South Africa. “Gunnar Henderson’s 2025 season WAR is approximately…
American Schools Were Deeply Unprepared for ChatGPT, Public Records Show
📄 This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work. Or send us a one time donation via our tip jar here. In February 2023, a brief national…
Sophos MDR: New analyst response actions for Microsoft 365
Powerful new capabilities enable Sophos MDR analysts to respond to M365 attacks on your behalf.
Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 2)
In the second of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops investigates the so-called ‘white’ (legitimate) business interests of threat actors
Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 1)
Sophos X-Ops investigates what financially motivated threat actors invest their ill-gotten profits in, once the dust has settled
Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 3)
In the third of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops explores the more legally and ethically dubious business interests of financially motivated threat actors