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Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

Partners in Crime

Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

Fowl Play

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

By Matt Burgess

Russia’s Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless

Persistent Threat

Russia’s Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless

By Andy Greenberg

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

Windfalls

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

By Andy Greenberg

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

Security Roundup

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

By Lily Hay Newman and Andrew Couts

A Bug in Apple MacOS Ventura Breaks Third-Party Security Tools

Oops!

A Bug in Apple MacOS Ventura Breaks Third-Party Security Tools

By Lily Hay Newman

A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

Like and Divide

A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

By Andy Greenberg

TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus

Security Roundup

TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles

Sketchy Edits

The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles

By Masha Borak

How to Use Passkeys in Google Chrome and Android

Pass-No

How to Use Passkeys in Google Chrome and Android

By David Nield

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine

Security Roundup

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine

By Andrew Couts

The $1 Billion Alex Jones Effect

Shock Jock and Awe

The $1 Billion Alex Jones Effect

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Celsius Exchange Leak Is a Gift to Crypto Sleuths—and Thieves

Overexposed

Celsius Exchange Leak Is a Gift to Crypto Sleuths—and Thieves

By Andy Greenberg

Google’s Pixel 7 Packs a Beefed-Up Security Chip

Lockdown

Google’s Pixel 7 Packs a Beefed-Up Security Chip

By Lily Hay Newman

Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated

Security Roundup

Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem

Security Roundup

Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem

By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade

Censorship

The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade

By Lily Hay Newman

Mystery Hackers Are ‘Hyperjacking’ Targets for Insidious Spying

Blue Pilled

Mystery Hackers Are ‘Hyperjacking’ Targets for Insidious Spying

By Andy Greenberg

The Race to Find the Nord Stream Saboteurs

Leaks

The Race to Find the Nord Stream Saboteurs

By Matt Burgess

Cloudflare Takes a Stab at a Captcha That Doesn’t Suck

Turing Test

Cloudflare Takes a Stab at a Captcha That Doesn’t Suck

By Lily Hay Newman