Security News



Security Roundup
Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach
By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

Ban Hammer
The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge
By Andy Greenberg



Security Roundup
ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Exit Strategy
US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
By Caroline Haskins

Inhumanity
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
By Dhruv Mehrotra

Attack of the Clones
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
By Lily Hay Newman

Uncanny Valley
The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private
By Zoë Schiffer and Lily Hay Newman

High Visibility
The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats
By Lily Hay Newman


Say Cheese
US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
By Caroline Haskins

Phone Wars
Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked
By Lily Hay Newman

Poisoned Well
Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US
By Matt Burgess

Security Roundup
Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Dhruv Mehrotra

Bad Inventions
AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks
By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica


Internet of Flaws
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg