Security News

Under the Influence
Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America
By Vas Panagiotopoulos


Deciphering
Cybersecurity Professor Faced China-Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say
By Zeyi Yang, Louise Matsakis, and Caroline Haskins

Vanishing Act
Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes
By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Dark Secrets
An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For
By Matt Burgess

Security Roundup
Top Trump Officials’ Passwords and Personal Phone Numbers Discovered Online
By Matt Burgess

Check Your Settings
Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public
By Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman




Logging On
Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT
By Lily Hay Newman



(B)add-On
Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War
By Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming
By Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra





Security Roundup
Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets
By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess