ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
2026-07-08T08:52:10Z•ca4253d1357fe2dd7f7d8ae36f69c3c7af031d91f318385e964b9eae7af32df5
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What happened
A batch of Wired security stories from June–July 2026 highlights an array of high-impact privacy and security issues: state and industry surveillance (Pegasus found on an EU politician’s phone; Meta prototyping face recognition with a Pentagon supplier), widespread data exposures and misconfigurations (Dialog misconfigured site leaking member data including high‑profile figures; leak of Dialog membership and rankings), repeated breaches of credential stores (another LastPass data theft), and targeted harassment/doxing investigations inside US government agencies (ICE watchdog opened 100+ cases
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- wired_security
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- ca4253d1357fe2dd7f7d8ae36f69c3c7af031d91f318385e964b9eae7af32df5
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- 2026-07-08T08:52:10Z
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- Yes
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