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Someone Snuck a Card Skimmer Into Costco to Nab Shopper Data

Security Roundup

Someone Snuck a Card Skimmer Into Costco to Nab Shopper Data

By Brian Barrett

The Biggest Ransomware Bust Yet Might Actually Make an Impact

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The Biggest Ransomware Bust Yet Might Actually Make an Impact

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers

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The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers

By Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman

A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last

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A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last

By Brian Barrett

How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions

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How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions

By Chris Stokel-Walker

The Demise of White House Market Will Shake Up the Dark Web

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The Demise of White House Market Will Shake Up the Dark Web

By Mohar Chatterjee, Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock’s Documenting COVID-19 Project

The SolarWinds Hackers Are Looking for Their Next Big Score

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The SolarWinds Hackers Are Looking for Their Next Big Score

By Lily Hay Newman

The Pixel 6 Chip’s Best Upgrade Isn’t Speed. It’s Security

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The Pixel 6 Chip’s Best Upgrade Isn’t Speed. It’s Security

By Lily Hay Newman

Blind People Have Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM—for Now

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Blind People Have Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM—for Now

By Damon Beres

Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests

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Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests

By Brian Barrett

International Operation Knocks Notorious REvil Group Offline

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International Operation Knocks Notorious REvil Group Offline

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Keep Targeting the US Water Supply

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Hackers Keep Targeting the US Water Supply

By Brian Barrett

Missouri Threatens to Sue a Reporter Over a Security Flaw

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Missouri Threatens to Sue a Reporter Over a Security Flaw

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Cloudflare Isn't Liable for Sites That Hawk Counterfeits

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Cloudflare Isn't Liable for Sites That Hawk Counterfeits

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Someone Hacked a US Warship Facebook Account to Stream Games

Security Roundup

Someone Hacked a US Warship Facebook Account to Stream Games

By Brian Barrett

How the secrets of the Pandora Papers were freed

How the secrets of the Pandora Papers were freed

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Why Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Went Down Today

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Why Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Went Down Today

By Brian Barrett

Help Might Finally Be on the Way to Fight SIM-Swap Attacks

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Help Might Finally Be on the Way to Fight SIM-Swap Attacks

By Brian Barrett

Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security

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Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security

By Lily Hay Newman

London is buying heaps of facial recognition tech

London is buying heaps of facial recognition tech

By Samuel Woodhams