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New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

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New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

By Lily Hay Newman

Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

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Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

By Lily Hay Newman

Anonymous Stole and Leaked a Megatrove of Police Documents

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Anonymous Stole and Leaked a Megatrove of Police Documents

By Andy Greenberg

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About

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The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About

By Lily Hay Newman

A Legion of Bugs Puts Hundreds of Millions of Devices at Risk

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A Legion of Bugs Puts Hundreds of Millions of Devices at Risk

By Andy Greenberg

Researchers Expose a New Vulnerability in Intel's CPUs

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Researchers Expose a New Vulnerability in Intel's CPUs

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb's Vibrations

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Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb's Vibrations

By Andy Greenberg

How to avoid scammers posing as NHS contact tracers

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How to avoid scammers posing as NHS contact tracers

By Chris Stokel-Walker

NSA: Russia's Sandworm Hackers Have Hijacked Mail Servers

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NSA: Russia's Sandworm Hackers Have Hijacked Mail Servers

By Andy Greenberg

ShinyHunters Is a Hacking Group on a Data Breach Spree

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ShinyHunters Is a Hacking Group on a Data Breach Spree

By Lily Hay Newman

The Nigerian Fraudsters Ripping Off the Unemployment System

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The Nigerian Fraudsters Ripping Off the Unemployment System

By Lily Hay Newman

Web Giants Scrambled to Head Off a Dangerous DDoS Technique

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Web Giants Scrambled to Head Off a Dangerous DDoS Technique

By Andy Greenberg

Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets Can Get Hacked Too

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Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets Can Get Hacked Too

By Lily Hay Newman

The Confessions of the Hacker Who Saved the Internet

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The Confessions of the Hacker Who Saved the Internet

By Andy Greenberg

Thunderbolt Flaws Expose Millions of PCs to Hands-On Hacks

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Thunderbolt Flaws Expose Millions of PCs to Hands-On Hacks

By Andy Greenberg

LockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire

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LockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

The Covid-19 Pandemic Reveals Ransomware's Long Game

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The Covid-19 Pandemic Reveals Ransomware's Long Game

By Lily Hay Newman

How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store—Repeatedly

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How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store—Repeatedly

By Andy Greenberg

Sneaky Zero-Click Attacks Are a Hidden Menace

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Sneaky Zero-Click Attacks Are a Hidden Menace

By Lily Hay Newman

Amid Its Covid-19 Crisis, China Was Still Spying on Uighurs

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Amid Its Covid-19 Crisis, China Was Still Spying on Uighurs

By Andy Greenberg