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Cyberattacks and Hacks

The Texting Network for the End of the World

You're Not Ready

The Texting Network for the End of the World

Andrew Couts and Dhruv Mehrotra

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Red Flagged

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Security Roundup

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Multitasker

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Andy Greenberg

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

Intrusions

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

Micah Lee

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

Security Roundup

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

Plain Sight

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

Matt Burgess

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

True Crime

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

Andy Greenberg

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

Security Roundup

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Attack of the Clones

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Lily Hay Newman

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

High Visibility

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

Lily Hay Newman

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

P@55W0RD

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

Tim Marchman

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Phone Wars

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Lily Hay Newman

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

Poisoned Well

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

Matt Burgess

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Security Roundup

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Dhruv Mehrotra

North Korea Stole Your Job

secret agents

North Korea Stole Your Job

Bobbie Johnson

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

Bad Inventions

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy

AI Inside

WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy

Lily Hay Newman

Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi

Internet of Flaws

Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Pete Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Spirals Out of Control

Security Roundup

Pete Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Spirals Out of Control

Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts