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Cyberattacks and Hacks

Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

Spooky Behavior

Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

Lily Hay Newman

They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

Buried Treasure

They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird

Andy Greenberg

The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed

Security Roundup

The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed

Andrew Couts

A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years

I, Patch

A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years

Lily Hay Newman

New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers

Rinse and Repeat

New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers

Andy Greenberg

Activist Hackers Are Racing Into the Israel-Hamas War—for Both Sides

Flood the Zone

Activist Hackers Are Racing Into the Israel-Hamas War—for Both Sides

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

Chain Reaction

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

Andy Greenberg

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

Security Roundup

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

Andrew Couts

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews

23 Problems

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews

Lily Hay Newman

Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor

Bad Boxes

Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor

Matt Burgess

The Biggest Hack of 2023 Keeps Getting Bigger

Transfer Denied

The Biggest Hack of 2023 Keeps Getting Bigger

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

Security Roundup

Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Apple, Microsoft, and Google Just Fixed Multiple Zero-Day Flaws

Critical Update

Apple, Microsoft, and Google Just Fixed Multiple Zero-Day Flaws

Kate O'Flaherty

A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship

WIRED30

A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship

Justin Ling

The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

Security Roundup

The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

Lily Hay Newman

Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware

Sticky Situation

Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware

Andy Greenberg

You Need to Update Your Browser, Like, Yesterday

Security Roundup

You Need to Update Your Browser, Like, Yesterday

Andrew Couts

Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle

Under the Radar

Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle

Lily Hay Newman

China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Lights Out

China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Andy Greenberg

Your New Car Is a Privacy Nightmare

Security Roundup

Your New Car Is a Privacy Nightmare

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts