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Apple's iOS 16.5 Fixes 3 Security Bugs Already Used in Attacks
Plus: Microsoft patches two zero-day flaws, Google’s Android and Chrome get some much-needed updates, and more...
The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
While the company’s new top-level domains could be used in phishing attacks, security researchers are divided on how big of a problem they really pose...
A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million
Plus: The FBI gets busted abusing a spy tool, an ex-Apple engineer is charged with corporate espionage, and collection of airborne DNA raises new privacy risks...
Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims' Families Sue Meta, Reddit, Amazon
The families of victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo are challenging the platforms they believe led the attacker to carry out a racist massacre...
Google’s Authenticator App Now Lets You Sync 2FA Codes Across Devices
You can now sync sign-in codes across devices—but they aren’t end-to-end encrypted...
Chinese Cops Ran Troll Farm and Secret NY Police Station, US Says
Three criminal cases detail China's alleged attempts to extend its security forces' influence online—and around the globe...
Leaked Pentagon Documents May Herald a New Era of Revelations
The bizarre release of sensitive US government materials soon after their creation signals a potential shift to near-real-time unauthorized disclosures...
ChatGPT Has a Big Privacy Problem
Italy’s recent ban of Open AI’s generative text tool may just be the beginning of ChatGPT's regulatory woes...
Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data
Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed...
The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem
From US state laws to the international stage, definitions of “cybercrime” remain vague, broad, and increasingly entrenched in our legal systems...
Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase
With victims refusing to pay, cybercriminal gangs are now releasing stolen photos of cancer patients and sensitive student records...
North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals
Plus: Deepfake disinformation spotted in the wild, Android privacy problems in China, Reddit gets phished, and more...
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers...
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them...
Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess
As unsecured docs pile up, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is itching to overhaul the nation’s secret secret-sharing operation...
Flaw in Diksha App Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year...
Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts
New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are becoming a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal...
Slack Discloses Breach of Its Github Code Repository
Plus: Russian spies uncovered in Europe, face recognition leads to another wrongful arrest, a new porn ID law, and more...
The Worst Hacks of 2022
The year was marked by sinister new twists on cybersecurity classics, including phishing, breaches, and ransomware attacks...
Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account
How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground...
GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities
Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks...
Hackers Planted Files to Frame Indian Priest Who Died in Custody
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him...
A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova
Plus: Google’s location snooping ends in a $391 million settlement, Russian code sneaks into US government apps, and the World Cup apps set off alarms...
TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware...
A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary...
The $1 Billion Alex Jones Effect
The Infowars host now knows the cost of “free speech”—but does the landmark judgment signal a crackdown on disinformation?...
Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated
Plus: The US warns of a mysterious military contractor breach, a "poisoned" version of the Tor Browser is tracking Chinese users, and more...
Meta Says It Has Busted More Than 400 Login-Stealing Apps This Year
The company plans to alert 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised by malicious software...
Swatted: A Shooting Hoax Spree Is Terrorizing Schools Across the US
Sixteen states collectively suffered more than 90 false reports of school shooters during three weeks in September—and many appear to be connected...
Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem
Plus: CIA failures allegedly got US informants killed, a former NSA worker is charged under the Espionage Act, and more...
The ITU's Secretary-General Election Could Shape the Internet's Future
UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union. Who wins could shape the open web's future...
Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Crackdown
Amid protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini, authorities have cut off mobile internet, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The death toll continues to rise...
The Twitter Whistleblower’s Testimony Has Senators Out for Blood
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech...
This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News
Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting...
Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed
An attack on Russian mercenaries shows how militaries are increasingly using open source data—with sometimes deadly consequences...
A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS
An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable...
An ISP Scam Targeted Low-Income People Seeking Government Aid
The US Federal Communications Commission says a man posing as a fake broadband service promised victims discounts on internet services and devices...
A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers
Researchers say the remote-access Trojan ZuoRAT is likely the work of a nation-state and has infected at least 80 different targets...
How to Move Your WhatsApp Chats Across Devices and Apps
It's never been easier to switch between iPhone and Android—and to get your messages out of the Meta ecosystem entirely...
The Ghost of Internet Explorer Will Haunt the Web for Years
Microsoft's legacy browser may be dead—but its remnants are not going anywhere, and neither are its lingering security risks...
The January 6 Hearing Was a Warning
The House committee's televised hearings interrogate the Capitol attack with damning new evidence. Whether it's enough to prevent another one is uncertain...
Good Luck Not Accidentally Hiring a North Korean Scammer
DPRK hackers are tricking their way into jobs with Western firms. A US government alert reminds employers they're on the front lines—and potentially on the hook...
What Do Those Pesky 'Cookie Preferences' Pop-Ups Really Mean?
We asked the engineer who invented cookies what they mean and how to handle them...
Google Urged to Stop Tracking Location Data Ahead of Roe Reversal
Lawmakers argue Android phone data could be “weaponized against women” if the US Supreme Court officially overturns abortion protections...
How GDPR Is Failing
The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there’s a lag on cleaning up Big Tech...
What to Do If You Can’t Log In to Your Google Account
Locked out of your calendar or Gmail? Here’s how to get unstuck—and prevent it from happening in the first place...
Data Brokers Track Abortion Clinic Visits for Anyone to Buy
Plus: Russia rerouted internet in occupied Ukraine, Grindr sold its users' location data to ad networks, and more...
Every ISP in the US Must Block These 3 Pirate Streaming Services
The 96 internet service providers were told to enforce the orders “by any technological means available.”...