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How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon

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How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon

By Louise Matsakis

Bannon, a $25M Border Wall Campaign, and a GoFundMe Gone Bad

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Bannon, a $25M Border Wall Campaign, and a GoFundMe Gone Bad

By Brian Barrett

The NSA and FBI Call Out Fancy Bear's Sneaky Hacking Tool

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The NSA and FBI Call Out Fancy Bear's Sneaky Hacking Tool

By Brian Barrett

ISIS Allegedly Ran a Covid-19 PPE Scam Site

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ISIS Allegedly Ran a Covid-19 PPE Scam Site

By Andy Greenberg

An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers

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An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers

By Lily Hay Newman

Belarus Shuts Down the Internet Amid Controversial Election

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Belarus Shuts Down the Internet Amid Controversial Election

By Lily Hay Newman

The Quest to Liberate $300K of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File

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The Quest to Liberate $300K of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File

By Lily Hay Newman

Voting Machine Makers Are Finally Playing Nice With Hackers

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Voting Machine Makers Are Finally Playing Nice With Hackers

By Lily Hay Newman

iOS 14’s Best Privacy Feature? Catching Data-Grabbing Apps

New Tricks

iOS 14’s Best Privacy Feature? Catching Data-Grabbing Apps

By Alex Lee, WIRED UK

Old Email Flaws Could Let Attackers Mask Their Identities

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Old Email Flaws Could Let Attackers Mask Their Identities

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Could Use IoT Botnets to Manipulate Energy Markets

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Hackers Could Use IoT Botnets to Manipulate Energy Markets

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers

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Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers

By Lily Hay Newman

Rite Aid Used Facial Recognition for Nearly a Decade

Security Roundup

Rite Aid Used Facial Recognition for Nearly a Decade

By Brian Barrett

Children Stream on Twitch—Where Potential Predators Find Them

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Children Stream on Twitch—Where Potential Predators Find Them

By Cecilia D'Anastasio

Cool, Cool, Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week

Security Roundup

Cool, Cool, Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week

By Brian Barrett

Apple’s Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here

ios

Apple’s Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here

By Lily Hay Newman

Masks will soon be mandatory but nobody wants to enforce the rules

Policing

Masks will soon be mandatory but nobody wants to enforce the rules

By Nicole Kobie

Who Pulled Off the Twitter Hack?

Security Roundup

Who Pulled Off the Twitter Hack?

By Brian Barrett

The Anatomy of a Cisco Fake Shows Its Dangerous Potential

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The Anatomy of a Cisco Fake Shows Its Dangerous Potential

By Lily Hay Newman

Iranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Their Hacking

charming kitten

Iranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Their Hacking

By Andy Greenberg