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Cyberattacks and Hacks

Hands On With Flipper Zero, the Hacker Tool Blowing Up on TikTok

Open Sesame

Hands On With Flipper Zero, the Hacker Tool Blowing Up on TikTok

Dhruv Mehrotra

Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy

Self Destruct

Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy

Lily Hay Newman

An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire

Security Roundup

An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire

Lily Hay Newman

Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

Balancing Act

Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

Lily Hay Newman

GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities

Lost and Found

GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities

Matt Burgess

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

Forgeries

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

Injustice

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

Andy Greenberg

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Security Roundup

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Andy Greenberg

A Year Later, That Brutal Log4j Vulnerability Is Still Lurking

Unsolved Miseries

A Year Later, That Brutal Log4j Vulnerability Is Still Lurking

Lily Hay Newman

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

Work Hazard

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

Lily Hay Newman

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Security Boost

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Lily Hay Newman

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Karma

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Matt Burgess

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

Security Roundup

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

Dhruv Mehrotra

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

Losing Control

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

Lily Hay Newman

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Watch Dogs

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

Andy Greenberg

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

Andy Greenberg

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

Security Roundup

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

Lily Hay Newman

Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

Cautious Pessimism

Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

Andy Greenberg