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A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

Candid Camera

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

By Matt Burgess

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

Hunter-Gatherer

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

By Lily Hay Newman

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself

Pressure Test

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself

By Lily Hay Newman

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones

Prompt Pirates

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones

By Matt Burgess

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

Security Roundup

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

By Andrew Couts

Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform

Free Bird

Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform

By Lily Hay Newman

A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It

Bad Words

A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It

By Will Knight

Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down

Nowhere to Hide

Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down

By Selena Larson

Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor

Listening In

Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor

By Kim Zetter

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems

Security Roundup

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws

Heads Up

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws

By Matt Burgess

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom

You’ve Got Mail

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom

By Andy Greenberg

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

Feeding Frenzy

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison

Drug Bust

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison

By Andy Greenberg

Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands

Security Roundup

Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands

By Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk

Bad Trip

EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk

By Tik Root

Cyberstalkers Win First Amendment Victory in the US Supreme Court

Security Roundup

Cyberstalkers Win First Amendment Victory in the US Supreme Court

By Lily Hay Newman

Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws

Critical Update

Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty

How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam You

Hard Landing

How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam You

By Ax Sharma

Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days

Security Roundup

Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts