Plus: Messaging app hijacks, a major tipster leak, and the US router ban explained.

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You think you’re downloading from Apple or Google. You’re not.

More than 1,400 sites are mimicking trusted official app stores to push unvetted gambling apps. They look legit, but once you install, you’re on your own.

Hackers are taking over Signal and WhatsApp accounts, warns FBI

US and European agencies are warning of a spreading social engineering campaign to hijack messaging accounts of everyone from officials to everyday users.

Hackers claim they unmasked millions of “anonymous” crime tipsters

A leaked dataset may expose the identities of tipsters and the people they reported, raising serious questions about anonymity, safety, and trust.

A new router ban could leave your home network less secure

A proposed US ban on foreign-made routers aims to improve security. Instead, people could keep using outdated, insecure devices for longer.

This is all it takes to stop a train

In the San Francisco Bay Area, the subway has gone dark three times in less than a year, leaving commuters stranded and stations taped off. Reporter Rachel Swan sits down with host David Ruiz to dig into why BART keeps failing, what "aging infrastructure" really means, and why the fix is harder than it sounds.

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