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China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors

By Matt Burgess — February 28th 2023 at 12:00
New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region.
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Security News This Week: Sensitive US Military Emails Exposed

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — February 25th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.
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Ukraine Suffered More Wiper Malware in 2022 Than Anywhere, Ever

By Andy Greenberg — February 22nd 2023 at 12:00
As Russia has accelerated its cyberattacks on its neighbor, it's barraged the country with an unprecedented volume of different data-destroying programs.
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A New Kind of Bug Spells Trouble for iOS and macOS Security

By Matt Burgess — February 21st 2023 at 13:00
Security researchers found a class of flaws that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to access people’s messages, photos, and call history.
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Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts — February 18th 2023 at 12:00
Plus: The FBI got (at least a little bit) hacked, an election-disruption firm gets exposed, Russia mulls allowing “patriotic hacking,” and more.
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Pig Butchering Scams Are Evolving Fast

By Lily Hay Newman — February 13th 2023 at 12:00
Investment schemes are ensnaring victims with increasingly compelling narratives and believable tech.
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North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman — February 11th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: Deepfake disinformation spotted in the wild, Android privacy problems in China, Reddit gets phished, and more.
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Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

By Andy Greenberg — February 10th 2023 at 12:00
The world’s most prolific crypto thieves have used Sinbad.io to launder tens of millions. Its creator, “Mehdi,” answers WIRED’s questions.
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Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman — February 9th 2023 at 20:41
Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers.
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Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now

By Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts — February 4th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: The FTC cracks down on GoodRx, Microsoft boots “verified” phishing scammers, researchers disclose EV charger vulnerabilities, and more.
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You Really Need to Update Firefox and Android Right Now

By Kate O'Flaherty — January 31st 2023 at 12:00
January saw a slew of security patches for iOS, Chrome, Windows, and more.
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The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack

By Matt Burgess — January 30th 2023 at 12:00
More than two years ago, criminals crippled the systems of London’s Hackney Council. It's still fighting to recover.
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A Link to News Site Meduza Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts — January 28th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: Hive ransomware gang gets knocked offline, FBI confirms North Korea stole $100 million, and more.
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Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

By Andy Greenberg — January 26th 2023 at 17:00
The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.
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The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman — January 24th 2023 at 12:00
The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs.
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Flaw in Diksha App Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students

By Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra — January 23rd 2023 at 12:00
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
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The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — January 21st 2023 at 14:00
Plus: A leaked US “no fly” list, the SCOTUS leaker slips investigators, and PayPal gets stuffed.
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T-Mobile's New Data Breach Shows Its $150 Million Security Investment Isn't Cutting It

By Lily Hay Newman — January 20th 2023 at 23:13
The mobile operator just suffered at least its fifth data breach since 2018, despite promising to spend a fortune shoring up its systems.
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Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts

By Lily Hay Newman — January 20th 2023 at 14:00
New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are becoming a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal.
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A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones

By Matt Burgess — January 19th 2023 at 14:30
Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered.
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Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail

By Lily Hay Newman — January 14th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: Joe Biden’s classified-documents scandal, the end of security support for Windows 7, and more.
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In the Fight Against Scams, ‘Cyber Ambassadors’ Enter the Chat

By Varsha Bansal — January 13th 2023 at 12:00
Police in the Indian state of Telangana have found a novel way to help people avoid getting swindled online: grassroots education.
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A Siemens S7-1500 Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet

By Lily Hay Newman — January 10th 2023 at 18:41
More than 120 models of Siemens' S7-1500 PLCs contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way.
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Slack Discloses Breach of Its Github Code Repository

By Matt Burgess — January 7th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: Russian spies uncovered in Europe, face recognition leads to another wrongful arrest, a new porn ID law, and more.
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Twitter Data Leak: What the Exposure of 200 Million User Emails Means for You

By Lily Hay Newman — January 6th 2023 at 14:00
The exposure of hundreds of millions of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk.
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Turla, a Russian Espionage Group, Piggybacked on Other Hackers' USB Infections

By Andy Greenberg — January 5th 2023 at 20:01
The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers' servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage.
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Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?

By Matt Burgess — January 4th 2023 at 18:39
When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe.
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What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?

By Lily Hay Newman — January 2nd 2023 at 13:00
This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing.
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Update Android Right Now to Fix a Scary Remote-Execution Flaw

By Kate O'Flaherty — December 31st 2022 at 12:00
Plus: Patches for Apple iOS 16, Google Chrome, Windows 10, and more.
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The Worst Hacks of 2022

By Lily Hay Newman — December 29th 2022 at 12:00
The year was marked by sinister new twists on cybersecurity classics, including phishing, breaches, and ransomware attacks.
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LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager

By Lily Hay Newman — December 28th 2022 at 19:53
The password manager’s most recent data breach is so concerning, users need to take immediate steps to protect themselves.
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Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians

By Andy Greenberg — December 28th 2022 at 12:00
The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine is following a dangerous playbook that began to unfold years ago.
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Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever

By Matt Burgess — December 27th 2022 at 12:00
Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling.
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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022

By WIRED Staff — December 26th 2022 at 12:00
From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year.
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Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme

By WIRED Staff — December 24th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: An offensive US hacking operation, swatters hacking Ring cameras, a Netflix password-sharing crackdown, and more.
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What Is Flipper Zero? The Hacker Tool Going Viral on TikTok, Explained

By Dhruv Mehrotra — December 22nd 2022 at 12:00
Don’t be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more.
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Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy

By Lily Hay Newman — December 21st 2022 at 13:00
A new US State Department assessment highlights the stark economic toll of Tehran’s recent shutdowns and platform control.
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An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire

By Lily Hay Newman — December 17th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: An FBI platform got hacked, an ex-Twitter employee is sentenced for espionage, malicious Windows 10 installers circulate in Ukraine, and more.
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Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

By Lily Hay Newman — December 15th 2022 at 13:00
How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground.
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GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities

By Matt Burgess — December 15th 2022 at 12:00
Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.
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Cuba Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

By Lily Hay Newman — December 13th 2022 at 21:28
The company has taken measures to mitigate the risks, but security researchers warn of a broader threat.
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Hackers Planted Files to Frame Indian Priest Who Died in Custody

By Andy Greenberg — December 13th 2022 at 14:49
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.
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Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

By Andy Greenberg — December 10th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: Chinese hackers stealing US Covid relief funds, a cyberattack on the Met Opera website, and more.
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Log4j’s Log4Shell Vulnerability: One Year Later, It’s Still Lurking

By Lily Hay Newman — December 10th 2022 at 12:00
Despite mitigation, one of the worst bugs in internet history is still prevalent—and being exploited.
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Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

By Lily Hay Newman — December 8th 2022 at 13:00
The company, which works with hundreds of startups, said it detected unauthorized access to personal data, including Social Security numbers.
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Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

By Lily Hay Newman — December 7th 2022 at 18:00
The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.
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Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

By Matt Burgess — December 7th 2022 at 17:01
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.
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China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

By Dhruv Mehrotra — December 3rd 2022 at 14:00
Plus: ICE accidentally doxes asylum seekers, Google fails to uphold a post-Roe promise, and LastPass suffers the second breach this year.
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Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

By Lily Hay Newman — December 2nd 2022 at 19:19
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
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Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

By Lily Hay Newman — November 30th 2022 at 20:42
The Heliconia hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers.
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The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 6: Endgame

By Andy Greenberg — November 29th 2022 at 11:00
With AlphaBay shuttered, Operation Bayonet enters its final phase: driving the site’s refugees into a giant trap. But one refugee hatched his own plan.
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The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

By Andy Greenberg — November 22nd 2022 at 11:00
After months of meticulous planning, investigators finally move in to catch AlphaBay’s mastermind red-handed. Then the case takes a tragic turn.
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A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

By Lily Hay Newman — November 19th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: Google’s location snooping ends in a $391 million settlement, Russian code sneaks into US government apps, and the World Cup apps set off alarms.
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Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

By Lily Hay Newman — November 18th 2022 at 01:41
Elon Musk laid off half the staff, and mass resignations seem likely. If nobody’s there to protect the fort, what’s the worst that could happen?
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The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

By Andy Greenberg — November 15th 2022 at 11:00
The team uses a secret technique to locate AlphaBay’s server. But just as the operation heats up, the agents have an unexpected run-in with their target.
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Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

By Lily Hay Newman — November 15th 2022 at 01:08
Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk’s social network is fraying at the edges.
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The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun

By Andy Greenberg — November 13th 2022 at 23:38
Mysterious crooks took hundreds of millions of dollars from FTX just as it collapsed. Crypto-tracing blockchain analysis may provide an answer.
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Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

By Dhruv Mehrotra — November 12th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: US midterms survive disinformation efforts, the government names the alleged Lockbit ransomware attacker, and the Powerball drawing hits a security snag.
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Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman — November 10th 2022 at 19:40
Questions about the Kremlin’s relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Blue Verification Is a Gift to Scammers

By Matt Burgess — November 10th 2022 at 16:25
Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems.
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