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Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.

Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?

Capture the Flag

Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim?

By Kim Zetter

The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers

Deadly Connection

The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database

Freudian Slip

Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database

By Matt Burgess

YubiKeys Are a Security Gold Standard—but They Can Be Cloned

achievement unlocked

YubiKeys Are a Security Gold Standard—but They Can Be Cloned

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Bad to Worse

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

By Andy Greenberg

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

Security Roundup

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

By Lily Hay Newman

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of ‘Watering Hole’ Attacks

Melting Pot

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of ‘Watering Hole’ Attacks

By Lily Hay Newman

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

Espionage

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants

Security Roundup

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws

Go Team

The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws

By Lily Hay Newman

An AWS Configuration Issue Could Expose Thousands of Web Apps

Mutual Aid

An AWS Configuration Issue Could Expose Thousands of Web Apps

By Lily Hay Newman

The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach

Social Insecurity

The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach

By Lily Hay Newman

Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

Sneak Attack

Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

By Lily Hay Newman

A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

Bipartisan Phish

A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

By Andy Greenberg

Your Gym Locker May Be Hackable

Open Sesame

Your Gym Locker May Be Hackable

By Matt Burgess

Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters

Geared Up

Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters

By Andy Greenberg

Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

Hiding Out

Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

By Matt Burgess

Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs

Graphic Warning

Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs

By Lily Hay Newman

ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look

Make It Rain

ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look

By Lily Hay Newman

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

Bad to the Bone

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

By Andy Greenberg