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LinkedIn Verification Now Lets You Verify Your Job and Account

By Lily Hay Newman — April 12th 2023 at 14:23
To beat back fake accounts, the professional social network is rolling out new tools to prove you work where you say you do and are who you say you are.
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Pinduoduo, a Top Chinese Shopping App, Is Laced With Malware

By Lily Hay Newman — April 8th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: 119 arrested during a sting on the Genesis dark-web market, the IRS aims to buy an online mass surveillance tool, and more.
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The Dangerous Weak Link in the US Food Chain

By Eric Geller — April 6th 2023 at 12:00
Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers.
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Massive 3CX Supply-Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms

By Andy Greenberg — April 3rd 2023 at 18:03
North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with “surgical precision.”
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‘Vulkan’ Leak Offers a Peek at Russia’s Cyberwar Playbook

By Andrew Couts, Andy Greenberg — April 1st 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A major new supply chain attack, Biden’s spyware executive order, and a hacking campaign against Exxon’s critics.
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Apple's iOS 16.4: Security Updates Are Better Than New Emoji

By Kate O'Flaherty — March 31st 2023 at 06:00
Plus: Microsoft Outlook and Android patch serious flaws, Chrome and Firefox get fixes, and much more.
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The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks

By Lily Hay Newman — March 30th 2023 at 00:08
The White House is providing $25 million to Costa Rica, after giving Albania similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran.
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Microsoft's ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches

By Lily Hay Newman — March 28th 2023 at 15:31
The new tool aims to deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security systems have long promised.
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North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot

By Andy Greenberg — March 28th 2023 at 15:00
A spy group working for the Kim regime has been feeding stolen coins into crypto mining services in an effort to throw tracers off their trail.
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India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh

By Lily Hay Newman — March 25th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: The “Clop” gang's ransomware spree, the DC Health Link breach comes into focus, and more.
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The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army

By Arian Khameneh — March 21st 2023 at 06:00
Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses.
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This Is the New Leader of Russia's Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit

By Andy Greenberg — March 15th 2023 at 20:35
Evgenii Serebriakov now runs the most aggressive hacking team of Russia’s GRU military spy agency. To Western intelligence, he’s a familiar face.
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AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet

By Lily Hay Newman — March 15th 2023 at 12:00
The threat of scammers using voice deepfakes in their cons is real, but researchers say old-school voice-impersonation attacks are still the more pressing concern.
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The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem

By Andrew Couts, Dhruv Mehrotra — March 15th 2023 at 11:00
From US state laws to the international stage, definitions of “cybercrime” remain vague, broad, and increasingly entrenched in our legal systems.
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A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn

By Jennifer Conrad, Matt Burgess — March 15th 2023 at 11:00
Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far.
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Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase

By Lily Hay Newman — March 13th 2023 at 11:00
With victims refusing to pay, cybercriminal gangs are now releasing stolen photos of cancer patients and sensitive student records.
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How a Catholic Group Doxed Gay Priests

By Lily Hay Newman, Dhruv Mehrotra — March 11th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: A data breach exposes Washington, Ring camera footage has a new problem, and the George Santos scandal slips into the world of cybercrime.
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‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Are Now a $3 Billion Threat

By Lily Hay Newman — March 10th 2023 at 01:32
The FBI’s latest Internet Crime Report highlights the stunning rise of investment-themed crimes over the past 18 months.
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The LastPass Hack Somehow Gets Worse

By Lily Hay Newman — March 4th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: The US Marshals disclose a “major” cybersecurity incident, T-Mobile has gotten pwned so much, and more.
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The High-Stakes Blame Game in the White House Cybersecurity Plan

By Lily Hay Newman — March 4th 2023 at 12:00
The Biden administration’s new strategy would shift the liability for security failures to a controversial target: the companies that caused them.
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This Hacker Tool Can Pinpoint a DJI Drone Operator's Exact Location

By Andy Greenberg — March 2nd 2023 at 12:00
Every DJI quadcopter broadcasts its operator's position via radio—unencrypted. Now, a group of researchers has learned to decode those coordinates.
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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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