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Apple, Google, and Microsoft Just Patched Some Spooky Security Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty β€” October 31st 2023 at 11:00
Plus: Major vulnerability fixes are now available for a number of enterprise giants, including Cisco, VMWare, Citrix, and SAP.
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This Cryptomining Tool Is Stealing Secrets

By Lily Hay Newman β€” October 28th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Details emerge of a US government social media-scanning tool that flags β€œderogatory” speech, and researchers find vulnerabilities in the global mobile communications network.
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The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed

By Andrew Couts β€” October 21st 2023 at 13:00
Plus: IT workers secretly funnel money to North Korea, a court in the US upholds keyword search warrants, and WhatsApp gets a passwordless upgrade on Android
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The US Congress Was Targeted With Predator Spyware

By Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman β€” October 14th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Hamas raised millions in crypto, Exxon used hacked data, and more.
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Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

By Andrew Couts β€” October 7th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Sony confirms a breach of its networks, US federal agents get caught illegally using phone location data, and more.
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How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret

By Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra β€” October 4th 2023 at 10:00
Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup conducted years of tests at UC Davis, a public university. A WIRED investigation reveals how Neuralink and the university keep the grisly images of test subjects hidden.
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How to Tell When Your Phone Will Stop Getting Security Updates

By David Nield β€” October 1st 2023 at 11:00
Every smartphone has an expiration date. Here’s when yours will probably come.
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Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

By Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess β€” September 30th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Stolen US State Department emails, $20 million zero-day flaws, and controversy over the EU’s message-scanning law.
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Apple, Microsoft, and Google Just Fixed Multiple Zero-Day Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty β€” September 30th 2023 at 11:00
Plus: Mozilla patches 10 Firefox bugs, Cisco fixes a vulnerability with a rare maximum severity score, and SAP releases updates to stamp out three highly critical flaws.
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The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

By Lily Hay Newman β€” September 23rd 2023 at 13:00
Plus: MGM hackers hit more than just casinos, Microsoft researchers accidentally leak terabytes of data, and China goes on the PR offensive over cyberespionage.
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You Need to Update Google Chrome or Whatever Browser You Use

By Andrew Couts β€” September 16th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Spyware-packing ads, TikTok GDPR violations, Elon Musk investigations, and more.
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Mozilla: Your New Car Is a Data Privacy Nightmare

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts β€” September 9th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Apple patches newly discovered flaws exploited by NSO Group spyware, North Korean hackers target security researchers, and more.
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2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts β€” September 2nd 2023 at 13:00
Plus: A major FBI botnet takedown, new Sandworm malware, a cyberattack on two major scientific telescopesβ€”and more.
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Google Fixes Serious Security Flaws in Chrome and Android

By Kate O'Flaherty β€” August 31st 2023 at 11:00
Plus: Mozilla patches more than a dozen vulnerabilities in Firefox, and enterprise companies Ivanti, Cisco, and SAP roll out a slew of updates to get rid of some high-severity bugs.
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This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US

By Dhruv Mehrotra β€” August 26th 2023 at 13:00
The US Secret Service’s relationship with the Oath Keepers gets revealed, Tornado Cash cofounders get indicted, and a UK court says a teen is behind a Lapsus$ hacking spree.
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Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack

By Lily Hay Newman β€” August 19th 2023 at 13:00
New research reveals the strategies hackers use to hide their malware distribution system, and companies are rushing to release mitigations for the β€œDownfall” processor vulnerability on Intel chips.
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A New Attack Reveals Everything You Type With 95 Percent Accuracy

By Andrew Couts, Matt Burgess β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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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β€˜Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

By Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€˜Turbocharge’ Scams

By Matt Burgess β€” 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 β€œattack” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€˜Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million

By Andrew Couts β€” 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 β€” 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 β€˜Ghost Ships’ Identified Near the Nord Stream Blasts

By Matt Burgess β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” April 29th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Cyber Command’s disruption of Iranian election hacking, an exposΓ© 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 β€” 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 β€” 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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β€˜Vulkan’ Leak Offers a Peek at Russia’s Cyberwar Playbook

By Andrew Couts, Andy Greenberg β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” March 25th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: The β€œClop” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” March 4th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: The US Marshals disclose a β€œmajor” 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 β€” March 4th 2023 at 13:00
Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote workβ€”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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€œpatriotic hacking,” and more.
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North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman β€” 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 β€” February 4th 2023 at 14:00
Plus: The FTC cracks down on GoodRx, Microsoft boots β€œverified” phishing scammers, researchers disclose EV charger vulnerabilities, and more.
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Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

By Mark Harris β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” January 21st 2023 at 14:00
Plus: A leaked US β€œno 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 β€” 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 β€” 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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