Chinese Hackers Have Pillaged Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry

A campaign called Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, software development kits, chip designs, and more...

A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts

A ransomware hit and subsequent outage caused problems in the company’s aviation services, including flight planning and mapping...

Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets Can Get Hacked Too

New research shows vulnerabilities in popular cold-storage options that would have revealed their PINs...

The US Says Chinese Hackers Went Too Far During the Covid-19 Crisis

The FBI and DHS say that Beijing's hacking “jeopardizes” the delivery of much-needed Covid-19 treatment options...

Amid Its Covid-19 Crisis, China Was Still Hacking Uighurs’ iPhones

Security researchers reveal a months-long, indiscriminate campaign targeting the iPhones of Chinese Muslims...

The Defense Production Act Won’t Fix America’s N95 Face Mask Shortage

The Trump administration put off using the DPA for weeks. Now it may be too late to help secure N95 masks where they're needed most...

The Value and Ethics of Using Phone Data to Monitor Covid-19

Google and Facebook are discussing plans with the White House to share collective data on people's movements during the coronavirus pandemic...

No, a Border Wall Won't Stop Coronavirus

Donald Trump's latest pitch for the wall ignores basic science—and might only make things worse...

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses

The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream...

Conservative News Sites Track You Lots More Than Left-Leaning Ones

One analysis of news outlets found that the median popular right-wing site planted 73 percent more cookies than its left-wing counterpart...

Facebook's Bug Bounty Caught a Data-Stealing Spree

A few months ago, the company disclosed that apps were siphoning data from up to 9.5 million of its users. It only found out thanks to a bug bounty submission...

Free Press Advocates Decry Cybercrime Charges Against Glenn Greenwald

Brazil has accused journalist Glenn Greenwald of aiding a hacking ring, with seemingly scant evidence...

Red Flag Laws Are Red Herrings of Gun Control

Opinion: There’s little data on the effectiveness of mental health reporting laws to prevent mass shootings...

DARPA's Hail Mary Plan to Restart a Hacked US Electric Grid

On tiny Plum Island, DARPA stages a real-life blackout to put its grid recovery tools to the test...

The Presidential Text Alert Has a Long, Strange History

While the presidential text that hits your phone Wednesday will be the first of its kind, it's part of a decades-long lineage of official government Doomsday alerts...

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be...

How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google by Using Its ‘Results About You’ Tool

You can now set up alerts for whenever your home address, phone number, and email address appears in Search...

What Is Zero Trust? It Depends What You Want to Hear

The cybersecurity world’s favorite catchphrase isn’t any one product or system, but a holistic approach to minimizing damage...

BrakTooth Flaws Affect Billions of Bluetooth Devices

Plus: A spyware ban, a big WhatsApp fine, and more of the week's top security news...

Hackers Could Up Medication Doses Through Infusion Pump Flaws

It would take a determined hacker to break into the vulnerable B. Braun products, but the impact could be devastating...

Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud

With a new capability to search for illegal material not just in the cloud but on user devices, the company may have opened up a new front in the encryption wars...

Google's Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies Is Crumbling

Regulators in the EU and competitors have raised concerns about the company's proposals to rewrite the rules of online advertising...

Signal's Founder Hacked a Notorious Phone-Cracking Device

Plus: App Store scams, an anti-surveillance bill, and more of the week’s top security news...

A Bird-Feed Seller Beat a Chess Master. Then It Got Ugly

Twitch and YouTube chess star Levy Rozman has faced over a week of sustained harassment after calling out an alleged cheater...

Microsoft's Dream of Decentralized IDs Enters the Real World

The company will launch a public preview of its identification platform this spring—and has already tested it at the UK's National Health Service...

The SolarWinds Hackers Shared Tricks With a Russian Spy Group

Security researchers have found links between the attackers and Turla, a sophisticated team suspected of operating out of Moscow’s FSB intelligence agency...

Ticketmaster Pays Up for Hacking a Rival Company

Employees admitted to using stolen passwords and URL guessing to access confidential data...

This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI

Robust Intelligence is among a crop of companies that offer to protect clients from efforts at deception...

How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information

A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device...

The Media Just Passed a Test It Failed Four Years Ago

In an interview with WIRED, Columbia Journalism School dean Steve Coll says the media has learned some important lessons since 2016 about covering stolen email leaks...

A DHS Official Says He Was Punished for Not Pushing Trump's Agenda

Brian Murphy says he was pressured to alter reports on Russia and white supremacy—and that he was fired for refusing to budge...

Julian Assange Lays Out His Case Against US Extradition

The argument hinges in part on psychiatrists’ testimony that Assange is a high suicide risk...

9 Apps to Boost Your Phone's Security and Privacy

Android and iOS are getting better about protecting your data and device. But if you're looking for an extra line of defense, these can help...

The Quest to Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File

The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency...

How the Alleged Twitter Hackers Got Caught

Bitcoin payments and IP addresses led investigators to two of the alleged perpetrators in just over two weeks...

Russia's GRU Hackers Hit US Government and Energy Targets

A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year—and indicates that the notorious group has broadened its focus...

A Twitter Hacking Spree Hits Elon Musk, Obama, Apple, and More

An unprecedented “security incident” has rocked Twitter—and scammers are making off with huge amounts of bitcoin...

Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads

As China exerts more power over the city, companies like Facebook and Google have stopped handing over data—for now...

Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months

Starting today, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm...

Amazon Won’t Let Police Use Its Facial-Recognition Tech for One Year

Amid nationwide protests over police brutality, the company is stopping law enforcement from using its most controversial product...

LockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire

A recent infection, which managed to plunder a company's network within hours, demonstrates why the malware has become so prevalent...

Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge

The sophisticated spear-phishing campaign hit as energy companies planned their response to falling crude prices...

The Rise and Spread of a 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory

From an interview with an obscure Belgian doctor to apparent arson attacks in the UK, the unfounded claim that the pandemic is linked to 5G has spread unlike any other...

WhatsApp Is at the Center of Coronavirus Response

The World Health Organization is partnering with the messaging app to help ensure trustworthy information gets out...

Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem

As more people work from home and anxiety mounts, expect cyberattacks of all sorts to take advantage...

The Iowa Caucus Meltdown, a Coronavirus Mask Shortage, and More News

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...

The US Space Force Has a Rough Launch on the Internet

From controversy over camo print to Star Trek comparisons, the new military branch can't buy a break online...

Now Stores Must Tell You How They're Tracking Your Every Move

California's new privacy law has spurred a torrent of online notices. But the law is also forcing changes offline, in traditional stores...

The Mandalorian Is the Only Smart Soldier in the Star Wars Galaxy

It took decades, but the galaxy finally has a tactical and operational genius...

‘If You Want to Kill Someone, We Are the Right Guys’

In a small Minnesota town, an IT technician found his way to the darkest corner of the web. Then he made a deadly plan...