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493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

Dark Patterns

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls

Security Roundup

Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls

By Lily Hay Newman

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

Keeping PACER

The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived

By Lily Hay Newman

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

Hideouts

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

By Dell Cameron

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

Delete Thee

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

By Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Playing Dirty

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

By Matt Burgess

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Giveaways

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Security Roundup

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

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