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Welcome to The Wiretap, Forbes’ newsletter on cybersecurity. Each week we’ll bring you the most important, exciting and, yes, worrying developments in technology, privacy and surveillance.

Could Russian hackers really shut down an American power plant? How much does Facebook really know about you? What fascinates us about mega hacks and other digital crime?

Whether you’re a CIO or an average Joe, we’ve got you covered — with our reporting at Forbes and with other great stories across the web. This is your one-stop-shop for everything cyber.

Must Reads

A wannabe tech entrepreneur has been accused of a $1.5 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme in which he allegedly stole the identities of retirement home residents, including at least one centenarian.

AI-powered drones that latch onto targets and predict their next move are coming soon to your local police department.

iMessages may be end-to-end encrypted, but if you back them up to iCloud, Apple can still unlock your texts if government investigators come knocking with a warrant.

It takes the Pentagon three weeks to make a meme.

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