After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files ...
New Republic

Steve Bannon Called Jeffrey Epstein “God,” New Text Messages Reveal

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon once called Jeffrey Epstein “God” during a text message exchange, newly released government files reveal. In May 2018, the two men were having a discussion ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
CNN

13 controversial redactions from the Epstein files — and what we’re learning about them

This has been a big week in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files. That’s because we’ve begun to learn more about the Justice Department’s controversial ...
Dark Reading

Shadow#Reactor Uses Text Files to Deliver Remcos RAT

A campaign known as Shadow#Reactor uses text-only files to deliver a Remcos remote access Trojan (RAT) to compromise victims, as opposed to a typical binary. Researchers with security vendor Securonix ...
Forbes

Hackers Unredact Epstein Files — What You Need To Know

The Epstein files have been hacked. Updated December 26 with previous examples of PDF document redaction failures, as well as warnings about malware associated with some Epstein Files distributions ...
The New York Times

Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored. By Santul Nerkar ...
The Washington Post

Inside the effort to force Trump’s hand on Epstein

Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna’s months-long campaign to force President Donald Trump’s hand on the Jeffrey Epstein files started with a text. Massie, a Kentucky Republican, and Khanna, a ...
Bleeping Computer

VirusTotal finds hidden malware phishing campaign in SVG files

VirusTotal has discovered a phishing campaign hidden in SVG files that create convincing portals impersonating Colombia's judicial system that deliver malware. VirusTotal detected this campaign after ...
Android Authority

Files by Google will finally be able to natively display text files (APK teardown)

Google’s file manager for Android is working on integrating a viewer for text files. Evidence first appeared in Files by Google version 1.8436.793259964.0-release but the tool is not yet active. When ...
The Washington Post

We texted nearly 1,100 Americans about Trump and the Epstein files. Here’s what they said.

How closely are Americans following news about government files from the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and what do they think about President Donald Trump’s handling of the issue? The ...
PC World

Microsoft is adding a simpler text editor than Notepad to Windows 11 soon

Following the deprecation of WordPad, Microsoft has been adding a lot of features to Notepad, which has led to criticism from users who prefer Notepad for its no-frills simplicity. If you’re such a ...