Craig Timberg

• The Vulkan Files

Here are key takeaways from the Vulkan Files, which examined a secret trove of more than 5,000 pages of documents that provide a glimpse into how Russia wages cyberattacks, sows disinformation and surveils the internet.

• National Security

A major American defense firm, L3Harris, is in talks with the blacklisted Israeli spyware company, NSO Group, to buy its phone-hacking capability in a deal that would give the U.S. company control of one of the the world’s most sophisticated and controversial hacking tools, according to people familiar with the talks.

• Tech Policy

Washington’s hands are largely tied as the world’s richest person acquires an influential social network, an impact of the regulatory void around social media companies.

• Technology

"He loved his Twitter,” one Trump adviser said in the wake of Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover. “Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

• Tech Policy

Experts are concerned that the company might come under the control of one person.

• Technology

The kind of forensic examination that security experts conducted on data purportedly from the laptop computer of Hunter Biden creates privacy risks, one of the experts says.

• White House

A Washington Post review confirms key details and offers new documentation of Biden family interactions with Chinese executives.

• Technology

The examination confirmed that nearly 22,000 emails carried cryptographic signs attesting to their validity. But the data had been so mishandled over the years that it was impossible to reach a general conclusion about its contents.

• Technology

The methodology behind the examination of data purportedly from Hunter Biden's laptop.