Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

Tech Exec Steps Down After Quoting Mussolini in Company Email

You’d think that an Italian tech executive would’ve thought twice before quoting his nation's most infamous political leader, but you’d be wrong.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Mar 17

Two ‘ViLE’ Cybercrime Gang Members Charged With Hacking Federal Law Enforcement Data Portal

Two men are accused of having carried out cyberstalking and harassment campaigns targeted at people throughout the web with bogus data requests.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 15

A Ransomware Gang Claims It Hacked Amazon’s Ring

Was a major home security company just hacked? So far, Ring is denying the cybercriminals' claims.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 14

In Yet Another Crypto Attack, Hackers Pillage $197 Million From Euler Finance

2023 is off to a rough start for the web3 world as another couple hundred million in assets goes up in smoke amid a bankruptcy panic.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Mar 13

The FTC Wants Elon Musk’s Emails

The federal agency is concerned that the social media company's never ending layoffs may impact its data security practices.

Social Media Lucas Ropek Mar 7

The U.S. Now Blames an Unnamed Pro-Ukrainian Group for Blowing up the Nord Stream Pipeline

Approximately a year after the large Russo-German energy project was sabotaged, the U.S. is pointing the finger at a "pro-Ukrainian group."

Tech News Lucas Ropek Mar 7

Pro-Russian Groups Are Crowdfunding Weapons Buys With Crypto on Telegram, Study Finds

Though Ukraine has been more prone to use digital currency throughout the Russian invasion, some shadowy Russian groups have taken to Telegram for crowdfunding.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Mar 7

I Read the Biden Administration’s New Cyber Policy So You Don’t Have To

The government has released its roadmap to creating a less hacker-friendly world. Here are the highlights.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 4

These 11 Antique Computers Are Actually Made Out of Paper

Apple IIs. Commodores. The Amstrad CPC 464. If you're a fan of retro hardware, a visual artist from Canada has something you're going to want to check out.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Mar 4

Polling the Internet: What Will the Government Blame Havana Syndrome on Next?

What is causing CIA agents all over the world to suffer random brain injuries? The government's new report is pretty damn vague.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Mar 1

A Top LastPass Engineer’s Home PC Got Pwned by a Hacker’s Keylogger

The embattled password manager has revealed yet more security troubles that resulted from a data breach last summer.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 28

We’re the U.S. Marshals and We’re Here to Say, We Just Got Hacked in a Major Way

In what could be the beginning of a huge mess, hackers managed to steal a significant amount of "sensitive" data from the law enforcement agency.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 28

Yikes, the U.S. Is Now Using Facial Recognition Rigged Drones for Special Ops

If you're on America's shit list, bad news: a flying robot that can recognize your face may soon be coming after you.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 27

The Department of Energy Now Believes a Lab Leak is the Most Likely Origin of Covid-19

While previously "undecided" on how the pandemic began, the Department of Energy now sees the controversial "lab leak" theory as the most likely possibility.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 26

Here Are Some of the Most Hacked States in America

From sea to shining sea, America is a big target for cybercriminals. These states are their favorites.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 25

A Software Bug Caused Two Alaska Airlines Flights to Suffer Tailstrikes on the Same Morning

An unsettling incident at an airport in Seattle earlier this year can be attributed to a minor data hiccup, investigators have found.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 24

How the War on Terror Set the Stage for Today’s Moderation Wars

The case of an American citizen who became a top propagandist for al-Qaeda looms large over our modern free speech battles.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 24

Activision Got Hacked but Didn’t Tell Its Employees: Report

The game publisher behind Call of Duty and other favorites has publicly admitted to a breach of its systems, but it reportedly kept mum with workers.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 22

A DNA Testing Company Forgot About 2.1 Million People’s Data. Then It Leaked.

Cybercriminals stole personal information on millions of DNA Diagnostics Center clients, all stored on a database the company was unaware of.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 21

3,400,000 Times That Tesla Had to Recall a Car Since 2018

Tesla's recall this week is the latest in a long string of overhauls. Let's recall Elon Musk's many other massive recalls.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Feb 19

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Tech Exec Steps Down After Quoting Mussolini in Company Email

Two ‘ViLE’ Cybercrime Gang Members Charged With Hacking Federal Law Enforcement Data Portal

A Ransomware Gang Claims It Hacked Amazon’s Ring

In Yet Another Crypto Attack, Hackers Pillage $197 Million From Euler Finance

The FTC Wants Elon Musk’s Emails

The U.S. Now Blames an Unnamed Pro-Ukrainian Group for Blowing up the Nord Stream Pipeline

Pro-Russian Groups Are Crowdfunding Weapons Buys With Crypto on Telegram, Study Finds

I Read the Biden Administration’s New Cyber Policy So You Don’t Have To

These 11 Antique Computers Are Actually Made Out of Paper

Polling the Internet: What Will the Government Blame Havana Syndrome on Next?

A Top LastPass Engineer’s Home PC Got Pwned by a Hacker’s Keylogger

We’re the U.S. Marshals and We’re Here to Say, We Just Got Hacked in a Major Way

Yikes, the U.S. Is Now Using Facial Recognition Rigged Drones for Special Ops

The Department of Energy Now Believes a Lab Leak is the Most Likely Origin of Covid-19

Here Are Some of the Most Hacked States in America

A Software Bug Caused Two Alaska Airlines Flights to Suffer Tailstrikes on the Same Morning

How the War on Terror Set the Stage for Today’s Moderation Wars

Activision Got Hacked but Didn’t Tell Its Employees: Report

A DNA Testing Company Forgot About 2.1 Million People’s Data. Then It Leaked.

3,400,000 Times That Tesla Had to Recall a Car Since 2018

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice