LINK · via 404 Media · Apr 29, 2026 Government Hacking Tools Are Now in Criminals' Hands (with Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai) The tools were never supposed to leave the room, but they always do. What begins as state-sanctioned capability inevitably degrades into something more portable, more anonymous, and significantly less controlled. The distinction between government operation and criminal enterprise narrows once the software changes hands, which it appears it already has. There is no clear moment where this becomes a problem, only a slow realization that it already is.