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North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media

Achievement Unlocked

North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media

By Andy Greenberg

Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale

Cloud of War

Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale

By Matt Burgess

Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever

Zero-Days

Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever

By Lily Hay Newman

It Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime—Don’t Get Comfortable

Whack-a-Mole

It Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime—Don’t Get Comfortable

By Lily Hay Newman

Feds Uncover a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for Hacking Industrial Systems

Red Alert

Feds Uncover a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for Hacking Industrial Systems

By Andy Greenberg

Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine

Industroyer

Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine

By Andy Greenberg

The Tricky Aftermath of Source Code Leaks

Scare Tactics

The Tricky Aftermath of Source Code Leaks

By Lily Hay Newman

How Russia's Invasion Triggered a US Crackdown on Its Hackers

Counterattacks

How Russia's Invasion Triggered a US Crackdown on Its Hackers

By Andy Greenberg

Blockchains Have a ‘Bridge’ Problem, and Hackers Know It

Weak Points

Blockchains Have a ‘Bridge’ Problem, and Hackers Know It

By Lily Hay Newman

A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise

Numbers Game

A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Researchers Used a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV

Beam Me Up Scotty

Researchers Used a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV

By Lily Hay Newman

New Lapsus$ Hack Documents Make Okta’s Response Look More Bizarre

Okta Hack

New Lapsus$ Hack Documents Make Okta’s Response Look More Bizarre

By Lily Hay Newman

The Fragile Open Source Ecosystem Isn't Ready for 'Protestware'

Open Source

The Fragile Open Source Ecosystem Isn't Ready for 'Protestware'

By Lily Hay Newman

Feds Allege Destructive Russian Hackers Targeted US Refineries

Triton

Feds Allege Destructive Russian Hackers Targeted US Refineries

By Andy Greenberg

A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine

Satellites

A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine

By Matt Burgess

The Third-Party Okta Hack Leaves Customers Scrambling

Double Speak

The Third-Party Okta Hack Leaves Customers Scrambling

By Lily Hay Newman

'This Is Really, Really Bad': Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack

Super Users

'This Is Really, Really Bad': Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack

By Lily Hay Newman

Leaked Ransomware Docs Show Conti Helping Putin From the Shadows

Ransom Notes

Leaked Ransomware Docs Show Conti Helping Putin From the Shadows

By Matt Burgess

The Big, Baffling Crypto Dreams of a $180 Million Ransomware Gang

The Conti Files

The Big, Baffling Crypto Dreams of a $180 Million Ransomware Gang

By Matt Burgess

The Workaday Life of the World’s Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang

The Conti Files

The Workaday Life of the World’s Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang

By Matt Burgess