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<p>Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.</p>


Mikael Thalen

‘My boss says it’s an emergency’: Influencer who posted stiff-armed salute live tweets her firing

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MAGA thinks old FBI Epstein files are new

‘What is Kash hiding?’: Libs use old FBI Epstein file drop to push claims of new cover-up to protect Trump

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‘How convenient’: Death of elderly JFK Secret Service agent draws coverup claims as file release looms

Russian ransomware group offers Kash Patel alleged classified data

Russian hackers extend olive branch to new FBI director Kash Patel

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X seems to get less secure everyday. Here’s how to lock down your account

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Government agency TVs hacked—to play AI video of Trump licking Musk’s feet

Elon musk asked federal workers to justify their jobs via email

Musk demanded 2.3 million government workers email him—everyone else is trolling his inbox

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked audio reveals doxing, harassment from company owned by DOGE’s Ed ‘Big Balls’ Coristine

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Crypto scammers are posing as journalists and hijacking X

An elaborate crypto scam is using Google Calendar invites to hijack verified X accounts

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RFK Jr. now runs America’s health system—here are the wildest things we learned about him in the last year

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EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider

Conspiracy theorists think liberals are stealing eggs to drive up prices under Trump

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Matt Gaetz trolled over Kendrick halftime show diss

Matt Gaetz trolled with choice ‘Not Like Us’ verses after Kendrick Lamar complaint

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RFK Jrs blue concoction has the internet puzzled

RFK Jr.’s baffling blue supplement is actually a hot new ‘health’ trend

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MAGA falsely accuses media of military-funded social deception campaign

MAGA just discovered government contracts are public—and are losing their minds