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A New Attack Reveals Everything You Type With 95 Percent Accuracy

By Andrew Couts, Matt Burgess — August 12th 2023 at 13:00
A pair of major data breaches rock the UK, North Korea hacks a Russian missile maker, and Microsoft’s Chinese Outlook breach sparks new problems.
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How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS

By David Nield — August 6th 2023 at 11:00
Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in.
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Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

By Andrew Couts — August 5th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A framework for encrypting social media, Russia-backed hacking through Microsoft Teams, and the Bitfinex Crypto Couple pleads guilty.
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Apple iOS, Google Android Patch Zero-Days in July Security Updates

By Kate O'Flaherty — July 31st 2023 at 11:00
Plus: Mozilla fixes two high-severity bugs in Firefox, Citrix fixes a flaw that was used to attack a US-based critical infrastructure organization, and Oracle patches over 500 vulnerabilities.
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‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

By Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts — July 29th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany.
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China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman — July 22nd 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Microsoft expands access to premium security features, AI child sexual abuse material is on the rise, and Netflix’s password crackdown has its intended effect.
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Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws

By Matt Burgess — July 20th 2023 at 11:00
German researchers gained rare access to three satellites and found that they're years behind normal cybersecurity standards.
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Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram

By Dhruv Mehrotra — July 15th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes online, and how Facebook data was used in an abortion trial.
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Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts — July 8th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware.
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US Supreme Court Hands Cyberstalkers a First Amendment Victory

By Lily Hay Newman — July 1st 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO.
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Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty — June 30th 2023 at 11:00
Plus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare plugs a flaw already used in attacks, and more critical updates from June.
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Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — June 24th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit.
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A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts — June 17th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists.
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9 Years After the Mt. Gox Hack, Feds Indict Alleged Culprits

By Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg — June 10th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Instagram’s CSAM network gets exposed, Clop hackers claim credit for MOVEit Transfer exploit, and a $35 million crypto heist has North Korean ties.
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AI Is Being Used to ‘Turbocharge’ Scams

By Matt Burgess — June 3rd 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Amazon’s Ring was ordered to delete algorithms, North Korea’s failed spy satellite, and a rogue drone “attack” isn’t what it seems.
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Apple's iOS 16.5 Fixes 3 Security Bugs Already Used in Attacks

By Kate O'Flaherty — May 31st 2023 at 16:45
Plus: Microsoft patches two zero-day flaws, Google’s Android and Chrome get some much-needed updates, and more.
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Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Has Hit the US

By Lily Hay Newman — May 27th 2023 at 13:00
TikTok user data is exposed to Chinese ByteDance employees, a screen recording app goes rogue in Google Play, and privacy groups want Slack to expand encryption.
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A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million

By Andrew Couts — May 20th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: The FBI gets busted abusing a spy tool, an ex-Apple engineer is charged with corporate espionage, and collection of airborne DNA raises new privacy risks.
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Toyota Leaked Vehicle Data of 2 Million Customers

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — May 13th 2023 at 13:00
The FBI disables notorious Russia-linked malware, the EU edges toward a facial recognition ban, and security firm Dragos has an intrusion of its own.
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Russian ‘Ghost Ships’ Identified Near the Nord Stream Blasts

By Matt Burgess — May 6th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Apple and Google plan to stop AirTag stalking, Meta violated the FTC’s privacy order, and how to tell if your car is tracking you.
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft Just Fixed Zero-Day Security Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty — April 30th 2023 at 11:00
Firefox gets a needed tune-up, SolarWinds squashes two high-severity bugs, Oracle patches 433 vulnerabilities, and more updates you should make now.
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The Tragic Fallout From a School District’s Ransomware Breach

By Andy Greenberg — April 29th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Cyber Command’s disruption of Iranian election hacking, an exposé on child sex trafficking on Meta’s platforms, and more.
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Security Roundup: Leak of Top-Secret US Intel Risks a New Wave of Mass Surveillance

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — April 15th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Hackers claim to have stolen 10 TB from Western Digital, a new spyware has emerged, and WhatsApp gets a fresh security feature.
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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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‘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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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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Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers

By Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg — March 18th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A SpaceX supplier ransom, critical vulnerabilities in dozens of Android phones, and more.
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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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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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What to Do When Your Boss Is Spying on You

By Omar L. Gallaga — March 4th 2023 at 13:00
Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office.
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Apple Users Need to Update iOS Now to Patch Serious Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty — February 28th 2023 at 12:00
Plus: Microsoft fixes several zero-day bugs, Google patches Chrome and Android, Mozilla rids Firefox of a full-screen vulnerability, and more.
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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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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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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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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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Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

By Mark Harris — February 1st 2023 at 12:00
True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance's VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Drop What You're Doing and Update iOS, Android, and Windows

By Kate O'Flaherty — November 30th 2022 at 12:00
Plus: Major patches dropped this month for Chrome, Firefox, VMware, Cisco, Citrix, and SAP.
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Apple Tracks You More Than You Think

By Matt Burgess — November 26th 2022 at 14:00
Plus: WikiLeaks’ website is falling apart, tax websites are sending your data to Facebook, and cops take down a big phone-number-spoofing operation.
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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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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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TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

By Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts — November 5th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware.
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You Need to Update Google Chrome, Windows, and Zoom Right Now

By Kate O'Flaherty — October 31st 2022 at 11:00
Plus: Important patches from Apple, VMWare, Cisco, Zimbra, SAP, and Oracle.
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China Operates Secret ‘Police Stations’ in Other Countries

By Matt Burgess — October 29th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: The New York Post gets hacked, a huge stalkerware network is exposed, and the US claims China interfered with its Huawei probe.
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TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman — October 22nd 2022 at 13:00
Plus: A Microsoft cloud leak exposed potential customers, new IoT security labels come to the US, and details emerge about Trump’s document stash.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine

By Andrew Couts — October 15th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: Hackers hit the Mormon Church, Signal plans to ditch SMS for Android, and a Fat Bear election erupts in scandal.
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Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated

By Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg — October 8th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: The US warns of a mysterious military contractor breach, a "poisoned" version of the Tor Browser is tracking Chinese users, and more.
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