mikael-thalen

Mikael Thalen


Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

US President Joe Biden leaves the beach near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, July 8, 2023, as he spends the weekend at his vacation home.

‘Blonde hairs on display’: Biden’s beach bod, attire divides the internet

'Shirtless and in shorts…'

On Jul 10, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Wooden judge gavel lies on many paper logos of popular social network

Biden administration barred from contacting social media companies over content

The judge accused the U.S. government of acting like 'an Orwellian Ministry of Truth.'

On Jul 5, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Hunter Biden

‘Doesn’t take a rocket scientist’: Hunter Biden facing online blame for White House coke scandal

As conservatives blame Hunter, some progressives say a false flag or Don Jr. is responsible.

On Jul 5, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

A person holding a phone with the words 'Ad Blocker' on it. The Daily Dot web_crawlr column Your Password Sucks logo is in the top left corner.

Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: How can I stop being bombarded with junk ads?

So what do you do if you don’t want to be served with ads related to your online activity? There are a couple of options.

On Jul 4, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Bill Gates in front of blurry crowd

Malaria is back—and Bill Gates is getting the blame

Conspiracy theorists say his genetically modified mosquitos are spreading the disease.

On Jun 29, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

top view of pug or brabancon dog with laptop on white

‘Gay furries’ hacking spree against anti-trans movement expands to 5 states

South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania have been targeted.

On Jun 28, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

US Senator Tommy Tuberville speaks on the 1st day of CPAC Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort Convention on March 2, 2023

Tommy Tuberville criticized for celebrating Biden’s new broadband funding after voting against it

'My dude, you literally voted against it.'

On Jun 28, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

man in hoodie holding red lit phone in front of abstract glitched code background

LetMeSpy data leak reveals users of digital stalking software

The names of at least 26,000 users leaked.

On Jun 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Mel Gibson in front of blue background

The QAnon crowd thinks Mel Gibson is set to expose the ‘elite’ with human trafficking documentary

None of it is true.

On Jun 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Hacker in a dark hoody sitting in front of a notebook with digital us flag and binary streams background cybersecurity concept

Hackers target Texas, leak data in response to state law on gender-affirming care

'We have made Texas our target.'

On Jun 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Homepage article image

Why a new Hunter Biden scandal is somehow being tied to the Titanic submersible implosion

'They knew days ago that the sub exploded but kept it going as a tool of distraction to cover for Biden’s crack head son.'

On Jun 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Brian Szasz smiling outside (l) OceanGate Titan submarine underwater (c) finger pressing delete on Twitter app on phone screen (r)

‘Main Character speedrun’: Stepson of missing Titanic billionaire calls Cardi B a ‘complete b*tch,’ defends himself with racial slur

He deleted his account shortly after.

On Jun 22, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Elon Musk speaking in front of dark background (l) Mark Zuckerberg speaking in frontof blue background (r)

Choose your fighter: Internet divided over who would win a Musk-Zuckerberg cage fight

'There's like an 80% chance that Zuckerberg is going to give Musk a traumatic brain injury.'

On Jun 22, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

combination lock with wad of cash on laptop keyboard with red overlay

Ransomware group threatens to leak ‘pictures of patients’ from Beverly Hills plastic surgery clinic

'This is not the first time a ransomware gang has attempted to weaponize patients’ photos, and it will not be the last.'

On Jun 21, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

trump drug dealers conversation

‘Huh?’: Trump doesn’t realize his new call for executing drug dealers would kill a woman he pardoned

'Oh, under that? Uhhh...'

On Jun 21, 2023 by Mikael Thalen