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How a 10-Year-Old Desk Phone Bug Came Back From the Dead

DefCon

How a 10-Year-Old Desk Phone Bug Came Back From the Dead

By Lily Hay Newman

Boeing Code Leak Exposes Security Flaws Deep in a 787's Guts

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Boeing Code Leak Exposes Security Flaws Deep in a 787's Guts

By Andy Greenberg

A Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked—on Purpose

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A Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked—on Purpose

By Lily Hay Newman

Cloudflare Ditches 8chan. What Happens Now?

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Cloudflare Ditches 8chan. What Happens Now?

By Lily Hay Newman

The Wrong Way to Talk About a Shooter's Manifesto

extremism

The Wrong Way to Talk About a Shooter's Manifesto

By Brian Barrett

Apple Contractors Will Stop Listening to Your Siri Recordings

security roundup

Apple Contractors Will Stop Listening to Your Siri Recordings

By Brian Barrett

An iPhone App That Protects Your Privacy—For Real This Time

guardian

An iPhone App That Protects Your Privacy—For Real This Time

By Lily Hay Newman

A Critical Device Hack, China's Social Credit, and More News

Tech in Two

A Critical Device Hack, China's Social Credit, and More News

By Alex Baker-Whitcomb

A Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices

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A Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices

By Lily Hay Newman

Trump's Cyber Czar Is Back—and Wants to Make Hackers Suffer

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Trump's Cyber Czar Is Back—and Wants to Make Hackers Suffer

By Andy Greenberg

New data reveals hackers make huge sums from sexual blackmail

Crime

New data reveals hackers make huge sums from sexual blackmail

By Chris Stokel-Walker

WannaCry Hero Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

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WannaCry Hero Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

By Brian Barrett

Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How to Get It

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Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How to Get It

By Lily Hay Newman

Alex Stamos Details His ‘Observatory’ for Internet Abuse

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Alex Stamos Details His ‘Observatory’ for Internet Abuse

By Andy Greenberg

$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late

breaches

$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late

By Lily Hay Newman

Here's the Malware You Should Actually Worry About

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Here's the Malware You Should Actually Worry About

By Lily Hay Newman

Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions

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Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions

By Emily Dreyfuss

Europe's Weeklong Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a Warning

galileo

Europe's Weeklong Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a Warning

By Lily Hay Newman

AI is helping UK police tackle child abuse way quicker than before

Crime

AI is helping UK police tackle child abuse way quicker than before

By Matt Burgess

China Distributes Spyware at Its Border and Beyond

Security News

China Distributes Spyware at Its Border and Beyond

By Lily Hay Newman