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Hack Brief: Dangerous 'Fireball' Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs

Hack Brief

Hack Brief: Dangerous 'Fireball' Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs

Andy Greenberg

Researchers Use Ridesharing Cars to Sniff Out a Secret Spying Tool

Surveillance

Researchers Use Ridesharing Cars to Sniff Out a Secret Spying Tool

Andy Greenberg

Don't Buy Into Putin's Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking

Security

Don't Buy Into Putin's Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking

Brian Barrett

Inside Google's Global Campaign to Shut Down Phishing

Security

Inside Google's Global Campaign to Shut Down Phishing

Lily Hay Newman

Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal

dark web

Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal

Andy Greenberg

Judy malware may have infected 36 million Android devices. Here's how to protect yourself

Security

Judy malware may have infected 36 million Android devices. Here's how to protect yourself

Matt Burgess

US Missile Defense Still Has a Long, Long Way to Go

military tech

US Missile Defense Still Has a Long, Long Way to Go

Brian Barrett

Instead of Banning Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them Hard

Apps

Instead of Banning Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them Hard

Brian Barrett

Security News This Week: Bug Bounties Pay But Piracy Doesn't

Security

Security News This Week: Bug Bounties Pay But Piracy Doesn't

WIRED Staff

A Clever New Way to Protect Your Data at the Border Could Also Add Risk

Security

A Clever New Way to Protect Your Data at the Border Could Also Add Risk

Lily Hay Newman

Russian Hackers Are Using 'Tainted' Leaks to Sow Disinformation

Hacks

Russian Hackers Are Using 'Tainted' Leaks to Sow Disinformation

Andy Greenberg

WannaCry laid bare the NHS' outdated IT network – and it's still causing problems

Security

WannaCry laid bare the NHS' outdated IT network – and it's still causing problems

João Medeiros

The web is being misused: Opera's founder on why Google tracking should be banned

Technology

The web is being misused: Opera's founder on why Google tracking should be banned

Rowland Manthorpe

Government plans to push through powers that will force tech giants to hand over encrypted messages

Privacy

Government plans to push through powers that will force tech giants to hand over encrypted messages

Matt Burgess

An Up-Close View of the Notorious APT32 Hacking Group in Action

Hacks

An Up-Close View of the Notorious APT32 Hacking Group in Action

Lily Hay Newman

Think Before You Tweet In the Wake of an Attack

social media

Think Before You Tweet In the Wake of an Attack

Emily Dreyfuss

The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales

dark web

The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales

Andy Greenberg

How to get help, find loved ones and offer online support to Manchester bombing victims

Terrorism

How to get help, find loved ones and offer online support to Manchester bombing victims

Matt Burgess

WannaCry ransomware: what is it and how to protect yourself

Security

WannaCry ransomware: what is it and how to protect yourself

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

WannaCry ransomware hit Windows 7 worse than Windows XP, analysis suggests

Security

WannaCry ransomware hit Windows 7 worse than Windows XP, analysis suggests

Matt Burgess