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Joseph Cox

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Joseph Cox

@josephfcox

Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE. Co-founder of @404mediaco. Signal: joseph.404 Email: [email protected]

Joined March 2011

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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Nov 19, 2024
The Financial Times calls DARK WIRE, my book on how the FBI secretly ran its own tech company to wiretap the world, one of the best books of 2024: ft.com/content/67a336… You can buy your copy, audiobook, etc, here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Feb 5, 2024
New: inside the underground site where "neural networks" churn out fake IDs - I tested, made two IDs in minutes - used one to successfully bypass the identity verification check on a cryptocurrency exchange - massive implications for crime, cybersecurity 404media.co/inside-the-und…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Feb 14, 2025
New from 404 Media: anyone can push updates to the Doge.gov site. Two sources independently found the issue, one made their own decision to deface the site. "THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN." 404media.co/anyone-can-pus…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Dec 6, 2024
New: multiple major health insurance companies (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Caresource, Medica, Elevance Health) have taken down pages on their websites which listed their leadership, following the murder of United Healthcare CEO
Major Health Insurance Companies Take Down Leadership Pages Following Murder of United Healthcare...
From 404media.co
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Sep 2, 2021
New: an activist made a script to flood the Texas abortion 'whistleblower' website with fake info. When they IP banned him, he made an iOS shortcut so essentially anyone with an iPhone can replicate what he did in seconds. Verified it works ourselves
TikToker Makes Script to Flood Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site With Fake Info
From vice.com
Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Oct 18, 2024
New from 404 Media: we've found exactly how a Musk-funded PAC is microtargeting Muslims & Jews with opposing messages. Happening with adverts on Snapchat; digging through data we found the exact ZIP codes the PAC is targeting. Includes areas with mosques 404media.co/this-is-exactl…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Jun 13, 2022
Texas police are refusing to release the bodycam footage of the Uvlade school shooting to Motherboard because they claim it could be used by other shooters to determine "weaknesses" in cop response to crimes. Asked state Attorney General to block release
Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed Because It Could Expose Law Enforcement...
From vice.com
Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Nov 6, 2023
Attendees of Bored Ape conference said they “couldn’t see anymore,” woke up with searing eye pain, vision loss. Looks like they were burned with UV light from the stage 404media.co/bored-ape-yach…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Feb 23, 2023
New: we proved it could be done. I used an AI replica of my voice to break into my bank account. The AI tricked the bank into thinking it was talking to me. Could access my balances, transactions, etc. Shatters the idea that voice biometrics are foolproof vice.com/en/article/dy7…
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Jul 11, 2023
Today at VICE I was unable to pull a court record, which costs 10 cents, because the company isn't paying bills Meanwhile so many execs, some which led VICE to bankruptcy, make $700-900k, including bonuses at the time VICE laid off much cheaper workers. It's worse than I thought
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Feb 5, 2025
New from 404 Media: Employees working at DOGE have been ordered to stop using Slack while lawyers attempt to transition the agency to one that is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Means DOGE will be even more secretive and unaccountable
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject...
From 404media.co
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Oct 2, 2024
New from 404 Media: someone put facial recognition on Meta's smart glasses to instantly dox strangers. You look at them, sends face to a facial recognition tool. LLM infers name, sends to people site. Gets phone number, address. I've seen it in action
Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers
From 404media.co
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Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Aug 30, 2022
New: Walmart has been selling 30TB and other SSDs at an insanely good price. Turns out, its just two SD cards with firmware designed to trick the PC into displaying much more storage Walmart removed the item from sale after we contacted for comment
Walmart Sells Fake 30TB Hard Drive That’s Actually Two Small SD Cards in a Trench Coat
From vice.com
Joseph Cox
@josephfcox
Oct 23, 2024
New: inside the US government-bought tool that can track phones at abortion clinics. Called Locate X, it tracks phones around the world without a warrant. Leakers showed it in action, we watched a phone go from Alabama, to an abortion clinic, back again
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
From 404media.co
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