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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘I’ve got one for you’: Texas Roadhouse server exposes how to get a steak, fries, bread, a drink, and peanuts for only $12

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘My neighbor is out $4,000’: Woman shares warning on new SIM card scam—espeicially if you have Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T

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

Mikael Thalen

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DDoSecrets launches searchable library to sort through millions of hacked and leaked files

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked ‘War Room’ seminars show Andrew Tate advising men to ‘isolate’ women away from friends, jobs

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘No one is learning anymore’: Leaked chats reveal Andrew Tate’s online school overrun by spammers

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘Car hack’: Driver shares little-known use for a potato. Does it work?

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I was today years old’: Shopper reveals little-known trick to get items off Walmart shelves

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You’ve been hacked. What do you do next? 

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Unidentified hacker taunts Internet Archive through customer support tickets

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Hackers taunt Internet Archive in new breach as it reels from DDoS attack, data leak

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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‘I do not understand the world today’: Viewers slam mom for Five Below parenting hack

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Hackers deface digital billboards with fake MrBeast ‘Death to Israel’ ads

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Internet Archive under siege as data breach revealed amid DDoS attack

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘Tell me you didn’t grow up in the 70s and 80s’: Shopper was ‘today years old’ when she found out secret trick to shopping carts

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Woman shares ‘adulting hack’ to save hundreds on A/C

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‘I had no idea at all’: Woman shares ‘adulting hack’ to save hundreds on A/C

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