
Micah Lee
Micah Lee is First Look Media’s Director of Information Security. He is a computer security engineer and an open-source software developer who writes about technical topics like digital and operational security, encryption tools, whistleblowing, and hacking using language that everyone can understand without dumbing it down. He develops security and privacy tools such as OnionShare, Dangerzone, and semiphemeral.
Before joining The Intercept, he worked as a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he explained how technologies work to journalists and lawyers, and worked to encrypt the web. He is a founder and board member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a member of the Distributed Denial of Secrets advisory board, and a Tor Project core contributor.
Send encrypted text messages to Micah Lee using @micahflee on Keybase, @micahflee on Wire, or @micahflee:matrix.org on Element.
Russian Hackers Have Been Inside Austin City Network for Months
Russia appears to have used Austin’s network as infrastructure to stage additional cyberattacks.
Crumbling Case Against Assange Shows Weakness of “Hacking” Charges Related to Whistleblowing
The entire computer crime case against Assange is based on a brief discussion, between a publisher and source, about cracking a password — but the cracking never actually happened.
Protests for Black LivesFeds Are Tapping Protesters’ Phones. Here’s How To Stop Them.
Use Signal and add a PIN code to your phone’s SIM card to help protect against spying.
BlueLeaksLaw Enforcement Websites Hit by BlueLeaks May Have Been Easy to Hack
Some 270GB of police files were obtained, possibly in a single evening. Backdoor software might have had something to do with it.