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Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight

All Mixed Up

Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight

By Lily Hay Newman

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

Book Excerpt

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

By Joe Tidy

See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption

You're Not Ready

See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption

By Brian Barrett

The Texting Network for the End of the World

You're Not Ready

The Texting Network for the End of the World

By Andrew Couts and Dhruv Mehrotra

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Red Flagged

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Security Roundup

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Multitasker

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

By Andy Greenberg

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

Intrusions

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

By Micah Lee

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

Security Roundup

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

Plain Sight

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

By Matt Burgess

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

True Crime

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

By Andy Greenberg

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

Security Roundup

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Attack of the Clones

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

By Lily Hay Newman

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

High Visibility

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

By Lily Hay Newman

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

P@55W0RD

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

By Tim Marchman

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Phone Wars

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

By Lily Hay Newman

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

Poisoned Well

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

By Matt Burgess

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Security Roundup

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Dhruv Mehrotra

North Korea Stole Your Job

secret agents

North Korea Stole Your Job

By Bobbie Johnson

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

Bad Inventions

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica