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Cyberattacks and Hacks

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
Security Roundup

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
Chaos Agent

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Lily Hay Newman
GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps
Losing Track

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

Carla Sertin
CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations
Security Roundup

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron
Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes
Silence Notifications

Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes

Ruchi Kumar
Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Security Roundup

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Maddy Varner
Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
Lost Fortunes

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

Dell Cameron
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
Security Roundup

Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman
Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
Security Roundup

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
Snowden of Scammers

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

Andy Greenberg
Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce
The Red Bull Leaks

Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Matt Burgess
DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
Security Roundup

DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits

Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts