Kevin Collier

New York

Cyber Reporter at NBC News

Reporter @nbcnews: cybers/disinfo/privacy/elections. From WV. [email protected], signal @kevincollier.01. Hit disappearing messages first if sensitive.

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U.S. cyber defenders shaken by Trump's attack on their former boss

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

The people tasked with keeping the country safe from foreign government hackers and cybercriminal gangs say they feel like they’re under attack, not from their usual adversaries but from the administration they work under.
U.S. cyber defenders shaken by Trump's attack on their former boss

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Collier

9 hours agoSo’oud Aten provides important information about the high standard of living for artisans and craftsmen as well as “the daily life of the people,” a leading Egyptologist told NBC News. SO’OUD ATEN, Egypt — It’s a familiar story: The whim of a leader upends citizens’ lives and leads them into the …
Trump orders probes of two former officials who defied him

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Tom Winter |Kevin Collier |David Rohde |Chloe Atkins |Chloë G. K. Atkins

President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances and review the activities of two high-level former government officials who questioned his election fraud claims and his conduct in his first term. Christopher Krebs, the former head of the federal government's top cybersecurity agency, said the 2020 elections were won by Joe Biden, contradicting Trump's claim that the election was stolen.
As 23andMe goes bankrupt, millions of people’s DNA data is up for sale

4 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

With genetic testing company 23andMe declaring bankruptcy and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale, sparking privacy concerns.
Cómo la App que Hegseth usa en mensajes puede abrir la puerta a espías y hackers

4 weeks ago | telemundowashingtondc.com | Kevin Collier

Signal, la aplicación de mensajería más segura y ampliamente disponible, se ha convertido en un recurso predilecto para periodistas, filtradores y otras personas preocupadas por la privacidad. Pero no es infalible. Y sus deficiencias y limitaciones son precisamente la razón por la que su uso por parte del secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, y otros altos funcionarios de defensa del gobierno de Trump ha sacudido el mundo de la política y la seguridad nacional.
How Signal app used by Hegseth can leave door open to hackers

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier

Signal, the most secure widely available messaging app, has become a go-to resource for journalists, leakers and other people concerned about privacy. But it’s not infallible. And its shortcomings and limitations are precisely why its use by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top Trump administration defense officials has rocked the worlds of politics and national security.
23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Collier

DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe BankruptcyThere is no way to know what a buyer will want to do with the reams of genetic information it has collected. Customers, meanwhile, still have no way …
23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Collier

With genetic testing company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and courting bidders, the DNA data of millions of users is up for sale. A Silicon Valley stalwart since 2006, 23andMe has steadily amassed a database of people’s fundamental genetic information under the promise of helping them understand their disposition to diseases and potentially connecting with relatives.
Tesla vandalism not coordinated, authorities say, despite Musk and Trump claims

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Kevin Collier |Michael Kosnar

Law enforcement officials and domestic extremism experts say they have found no evidence that a series of attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships are coordinated despite such claims from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. At least 10 Tesla dealerships, charging stations and facilities have been hit by vandals, many of whom have lit cars on fire, while a growing collection of videos posted to social media have shown people defacing and damaging Tesla vehicles.
No evidence of coordinated vandalism of Teslas despite Musk and Trump claims

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kevin Collier |Michael Kosnar

13 hours agoElon Musk Responds To Jimmy Kimmel After He Mocks Tesla ProtestsElon Musk has responded to Jimmy Kimmel after his reaction to Musk calling Tesla protestors “deranged” and suggesting that they had a “mental illness” during a Fox News interview. On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Kimmel, 57, responded, “When you pull out a chainsaw to celebrate firing thousands of people, they get mad,” referencing Musk’s recent onstage stunt at CPAC.