Kevin Collier

New York

Cyber Reporter at NBC News

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TeleMessage suspends services after hackers say they breached app

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier |Benjamin Goggin

TeleMessage, the app that President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, appeared to use to archive his group chats, has suspended all services after hackers claimed to have stolen files from it. A spokesperson for Smarsh, the company that owns TeleMessage, said Monday that the company “is investigating a potential security incident.
Photo appears to shows Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier |Benjamin Goggin

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz was photographed using a Signal-like messaging app during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, more than a month after he first came under intense scrutiny for accidentally including a journalist in a group chat that discussed military plans.
‘Absolutely outraged’: Former cyber official targeted by Trump speaks out after U.S. cuts to digital defense

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

Chris Krebs, the former government cybersecurity leader who President Donald Trump targeted for investigation for affirming the integrity of the 2020 election, said he was “outraged” Monday at the Trump administration’s gutting of cyber personnel. The comments are the first Krebs has made in public since Trump directed the Justice Department to take action against him.
'Absolutely outraged': Former cyber official targeted by Trump speaks out after cuts to U.S. digital defense

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Collier

1 day agoIn his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New Deal and the Great Society, but they hardly stop there. He is also rewriting the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and …
Trump’s memecoin dinner contest earns insiders $900,000 in two days

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | MacKenzie Sigalos |Kevin Collier

• President Trump and his allies have earned nearly $900,000 in trading fees over two days from the $TRUMP token after announcing a dinner with the president for top holders, according to Chainalysis. • Critics say the event amounts to selling presidential access, prompting Democratic senators to urge an ethics investigation into potential "pay to play" violations.
Trump's memecoin dinner contest earns insiders $900,000 in two days

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | MacKenzie Sigalos |Kevin Collier

5 hours agoFederal Reserve releases financial stability reportCNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to tallk the latest from the Federal Reserve. 3 hours agoGroup Issues Dire Warning To Student Loan Borrowers — Save These Records NowA consumer rights advocacy organization issued a dire warning on Friday, urging student loan borrowers to immediately save or screenshot critical records that provide details on their payment history and student loan forgiveness progress.
Trump's memecoin dinner contest earns insiders $900,000 in two days

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Collier

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have raked in nearly $900,000 in trading fees over the past two days from the president’s $TRUMP cryptocurrency token, according to Chainalysis, a blockchain data company. The surge came after a Wednesday announcement in which the top 220 holders of the token were promised dinner with the president. “Have Dinner in Washington, D.C. With President Trump,” reads a message on the front page of the Trump coin’s website.
FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday. The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise from the $12.5 billion reported in 2023, reflecting the increased prevalence of online scams, particularly ones including cryptocurrency and those targeting older Americans.
N.J. attorney general sues Discord messaging app over child predator concerns

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

New Jersey has sued the social gaming platform Discord for allegedly failing to adequately protect underage users from predators, the first state to do so. The heavily redacted civil suit, filed Thursday, accuses Discord of violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act by making it easy for children to create an account and by not taking more steps to prevent adult users from finding and contacting minors.
N.J. attorney general sues Discord messaging app over child predator concerns

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Collier

3 hours agoGoogle loses ad tech monopoly caseThe US proved Google ‘willfully engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts.’ The US Department of Justice has won its antitrust case against Google, which accused the company of operating a monopoly in the advertising technology industry.