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Cyberattacks and Hacks

The Worst Hacks of 2024

Year in Review

The Worst Hacks of 2024

Lily Hay Newman

You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

Magic Words

You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

Matt Burgess

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Security Roundup

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?

Proxy Fight

This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?

Matt Burgess

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

Rebrands

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump

Cold Cuts

The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump

Eric Geller

Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

Y1K3S

Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

Andy Greenberg

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Security Roundup

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards

Record Deal

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards

Ben Dowsett

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Seek and Destroy

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Lily Hay Newman

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

Clickbait

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

Lily Hay Newman

Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System

Blinded by the Light

Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System

Aarian Marshall

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack

Hop to It

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack

Andy Greenberg

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Security Roundup

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andrew Couts

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Hack Back

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Eric Geller

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

All Ears

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

Follower Count

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

Caroline Haskins

Auto-Rebooting iPhones Are Causing Chaos for Cops

Security Roundup

Auto-Rebooting iPhones Are Causing Chaos for Cops

Andrew Couts

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Kremlin Meddlin'

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Lily Hay Newman and Tess Owen

Man Arrested for Snowflake Hacking Spree Faces US Extradition

Oh, Canada

Man Arrested for Snowflake Hacking Spree Faces US Extradition

Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg