Hackers can now track your car's location through tire pressure sensors

The device in many automobiles that warns drivers when their tire pressure is low transmits the data in unencrypted cleartext and carries a unique identifier for ...

Tracking wildlife trafficking in the age of online marketplaces

Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most widespread illegal trades, contributing to biodiversity loss, organized crime, and public health risks. Once concentrated in physical markets, much of ...
CNET

A Hacker Threat Is Hiding in Your Car's Tire Pressure System

The TREAD Act of 2000 mandated that modern cars come equipped with TPMS for road safety. The system works by releasing ...
Road & Track

EPA Boss Lee Zeldin Suggests U.S. May Plan to Axe Start-Stop Systems This Week

Out of all of the features that come installed in modern vehicles, automatic start-stop technology ranks right near the bottom of the list for most buyers. Environmental Protection Agency ...
NJ.com

Vaccine tracking in N.J. is expanding. ‘Medical choice’ group is challenging new rules.

A longtime adversary of vaccine mandates in New Jersey is trying to overturn recent updates to vaccine standards and procedures. The New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice is appealing changes ...
The New York Times

ICE’s New Surveillance State Isn’t Tracking Only Immigrants

Last April the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement pledged to run the agency with the ruthless efficiency of Amazon. Mass deportations, he said, should be “like Prime but with human ...
Bleeping Computer

Target employees confirm leaked source code is authentic

Multiple current and former Target employees have reached out to BleepingComputer to confirm that the source code and documentation shared by a threat actor online match real internal systems. A ...
The Spokesman-Review

Leaders of VA health record program tell lawmakers system is on track to expand in 2026

WASHINGTON – The leaders responsible for a troubled Department of Veterans Affairs computer system told House lawmakers on Monday the program is on track to expand to more than a dozen new hospitals ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Attorney General announces gun-tracking machines for four cities

Four New Mexico law enforcement agencies are receiving new technology used to track guns as part of a state Department of Justice effort. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the coming ...
Richmond Register

Madison County enhances winter safety with real-time snow tracking system

As winter storms blanket Madison County, officials are emphasizing a key tool designed to keep residents informed and roads safer: the Madison County Snow Track System. This innovative, real-time map ...
LAist

House Democrats launch tracking system for immigration abuses

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Democrats on the House Committee on ...