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A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack

Security Roundup

A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack

By Brian Barrett

The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search

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The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search

By Brian Barrett

Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS

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Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS

By Lily Hay Newman

How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities

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How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities

By Lily Hay Newman

A Spate of Arrests Sends the Piracy World Reeling

Security Roundup

A Spate of Arrests Sends the Piracy World Reeling

By Brian Barrett

A Tesla Employee Thwarted an Alleged Ransomware Plot

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A Tesla Employee Thwarted an Alleged Ransomware Plot

By Andy Greenberg

How WeChat Censored the Coronavirus Pandemic

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How WeChat Censored the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Louise Matsakis

Firefox Launched a New Android App to Lure Users From Chrome

Just Browsing

Firefox Launched a New Android App to Lure Users From Chrome

By Matt Burgess

Facebook Finally Cracks Down on QAnon

Security Roundup

Facebook Finally Cracks Down on QAnon

By Brian Barrett

A Former Uber Exec's Indictment Is a Warning Shot

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A Former Uber Exec's Indictment Is a Warning Shot

By Lily Hay Newman

‘DiceKeys’ Creates a Master Password for Life With One Roll

‘DiceKeys’ Creates a Master Password for Life With One Roll

By Andy Greenberg

How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon

Overshipping

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