By Joe

By Joe is a journalist who covers technology and cybersecurity. He has written for various publications including BBC News.

Biography:  https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67663128

78%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been dog-whistling to supporters of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon
  • Immediately, white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy.
  • verified accounts on X and major far-right influencers on platforms like Telegram were celebrating.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • No examples found.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The hacker breached Rockstar's internal messaging system to declare "if Rockstar does not contact me on Telegram within 24 hours I will start releasing the source code".
  • The hacker stole 90 clips of the unreleased and hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.
  • The hacker was violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • The hacker was violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage.

Recent Articles

LAPSUS$ Hacker Sentenced to Indefinite Stay in Secure Hospital

LAPSUS$ Hacker Sentenced to Indefinite Stay in Secure Hospital

Broke On: Tuesday, 26 December 2023 LAPSUS$ cybercrime group includes an 18-year-old autistic hacker named Arion Kurtaj Kurtaj was found guilty of multiple accounts related to hacking several tech companies, including Uber and Nvidia, and releasing sensitive information He breached Rockstar Games' internal messaging system and posted a message threatening to release the source code if Rockstar did not contact him on Telegram within 24 hours Kurtaj accessed Rockstar Games' Slack channels and posted a message that said, 'If Rockstar does not contact me on Telegram within 24 hours I will start releasing the source code.' During his sentencing, the judge declared Kurtaj unfit to stand trial due to severe autism and remanded him to an indefinite stay at a secure hospital unless doctors deem him no longer a danger Kurtaj's skills and desire to commit cybercrime show that he is still a high risk to the public Prosecutors presented evidence that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody and accumulated dozens of reports of injury or property damage A mental health assessment presented during the hearing said Kurtaj continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible and was highly motivated.