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Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

Forward Looking

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

Cracking the Code

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

By Andy Greenberg

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data

Watch List

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data

By Lily Hay Newman

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

Puff Piece

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

By Andy Greenberg and Joseph Cox

Undercover Worker

Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

By Matt Burgess

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Intruder Alert

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

By Dell Cameron

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

10-4

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

By Kim Zetter

A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT

Zero Click

A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT

By Matt Burgess

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

Lights Out

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

By Matt Burgess

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

Risky Bet

The Big Money and High Cost of the US Military’s On-Base Slot Machines

By Molly Longman

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Security Roundup

Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

By Dell Cameron

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

Bad Connection

The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware

By Andy Greenberg

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

State Capacity

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

By Kim Zetter

Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records

Broken Record

Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Downward Spiral

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

By Dell Cameron

Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents

Trial Period

Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents

By Lily Hay Newman

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out

Nip and Tuck

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out

By Dhruv Mehrotra

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

Bad Bots

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

By Matt Burgess

4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

Security Roundup

4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

Full Transparency

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

By Dhruv Mehrotra