Dhruv Mehrotra

@dmehro.bsky.social

Reporter and Computer Guy at WIRED. Previously: Bloomberg News, Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc. Tips: [email protected] /@dmehro.89 on Signal

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This kind of thing is extremely frustrating and I’m seeing a lot of it everywhere. HuffPost is attributing something to WIRED that we did not report. We identified Cuni as the ICE agent in the yellow vest carrying a rifle at the scene. We did not report that he shot anyone.

Screenshot of a news article with the headline, “ICE Officer Behind Shooting Of NYC Man Has History Of Alleged Violence, Illegal Arrests: Wired.” The article incorrectly says WIRED identified ICE supervisor Brenden Cuni as the agent behind the shooting and summarizes allegations involving Tasers, a pregnant woman, and disputed arrests.
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NOTE: For anyone reblogging or posting about this story, please note that *we did NOT report here that Brenden Cuni is the shooter.* We only reported that he was at the scene wearing the yellow vest and holding a rifle.

Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social

NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
@dmehro.bsky.socialReposted by @dmehro.bsky.social

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
@dmehro.bsky.social

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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NEW: We made a continuously updating tracker to help everyone make sense of Elon Musk’s America PAC spending on the midterms. Tool built by @dell.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, & @regret.bsky.social; reporting by @hugolowell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

wired.comElon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It DailyTo follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Would love to chat if you or other folks you know were affected by this—the filing made it seem like this was not isolated to Maine. I’m in signal at mvarner.01.

@dmehro.bsky.social

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings.

w/ @regret.bsky.social

wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
@dmehro.bsky.social

NEW: Cities are canceling Flock contracts, cameras are being vandalized, and cops keep getting caught using the system to track people they shouldn’t. Now Flock is asking employees to consider quitting amid a growing PR crisis.

w/ @peard33.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/flock-...

wired.comFlock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers FleeAs dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
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Our security coverage is the best in the world, full-stop (and has been for many years before I showed up!).

Now Lily and Matt, two of our brilliant security reporters, have a weekly newsletter…exclusive to @wired.com subscribers. Sign up if you’re a subscriber, and subscribe if you don’t already!

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NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

404media.coHackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and PeopleWhile people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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