DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border
2026-05-14T08:52:36Z•dd5337654a510f6d0a6279e7563902a1dd70d28c2b2157f0da47bfe21552e044
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What happened
A roundup of Wired’s security reporting: DHS will test autonomous reconnaissance drones and ground vehicles streaming data over 5G along the US–Canada border; WhatsApp is adding a private 'Incognito' AI chat mode; Foxconn suffered another ransomware incident; a widespread Linux exploit (CopyFail, CVE-2026-31431) can give attackers root access though patches are available; thousands of low-code 'vibe-coded' apps are exposing sensitive corporate/personal data; Instructure’s Canvas was hit by a breach/ransomware outage; and other trends include new surveillance deployments (face recognition at e‑
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