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Hackers Claim to Have ‘Dirty Laundry’ About Donald Trump
Plus: Warrantless surveillance, an iOS zero-day glut, and more of the week's top security news...
How to Avoid Spam—Using Disposable Contact Information
The next time you sign up for a coupon code or retail promotion, use these apps to avoid spam text and email messages...
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...
Online Voting Has Worked So Far. That Doesn’t Mean It's Safe
Proponents of mobile and internet voting point to its uneventful track record. That's not good enough...
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story...
Thunderbolt Flaws Expose Millions of PCs to Hands-On Hacking
The so-called Thunderspy attack takes less than five minutes to pull off with physical access to a device, and it affects any PC manufactured before 2019...
How to Set Your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to Control Who Sees What
Pick who sees your tweets, posts, and stories—and choose what you want to see, too...
The 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Has Taken a Dark Turn
Though social networks have pledged to take more concerted action against it, the theory has continued to spread, inspiring a surge of attacks...
Zoom Security Gets a Boost With Keybase Acquisition
Plus: A GoDaddy breach, a ransomware attack, and more of the week's top security news...
Defcon Is Canceled
For real this time. Its sister conference, Black Hat, has also been called off...
How a Facebook Bug Took Down Spotify, TikTok, and Other Major iOS Apps
Thank a tiny change to a software development kit for widespread crashes Wednesday, including the Spotify and TikTok apps...
GitHub Takes Aim at Open Source Software Vulnerabilities
GitHub Advanced Security will help automatically spot potential security problems in the world's biggest open source platform...
India's Covid-19 Contact Tracing App Could Leak Patient Locations
The system's use of GPS data could let hackers pinpoint who reports a positive diagnosis...
Adult Cam Site CAM4 Exposed 10.88 Billion Records Online
CAM4 has taken the server offline, but not before it leaked 7TB of user data...
Google and Apple Reveal How Covid-19 Alert Apps Might Look
As contact tracing plans firm up, the tech giants are sharing new details for their framework—and a potential app interface...
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...
Spies Say Covid-19 Isn't Manmade
Plus: A malicious GIF, Android malware, and more of the week's top security news...
What Is Fleeceware, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Sneaky developers are charging big bucks for basic apps. Here's how to spot a scam in sheep's clothing...
The ADL Calls Out Steam for Giving Extremists a Pass
The nonprofit has identified hundreds of profiles that espouse hate, with little attempt from the gaming platform to stop them...
The Weird Partisan Math of Vote-by-Mail
Research says that expanding mail-in voting doesn’t help Democrats. So why are Republicans so afraid of it?...
The Covid-19 Pandemic Reveals Ransomware's Long Game
Hackers laid the groundwork months ago for attacks. Now they're flipping the switch...
How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store—Again and Again
Malicious Android apps from the so-called PhantomLance campaign targeted hundreds of users, and at least two slipped past Google's defenses...
Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along
Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news...
Sneaky Zero-Click Attacks Are a Hidden Menace
Hacks that can play out without any user interaction may be more common than we realize, in part because they’re so difficult to detect...
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...
Google Sees State-Sponsored Hackers Ramping Up Coronavirus Attacks
More than 12 government-backed groups are using the pandemic as cover for digital reconnaissance and espionage, according to a new report...
Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge
The sophisticated spear-phishing campaign hit as energy companies planned their response to falling crude prices...
How Apple and Google's Social Distancing Maps Work
New tools from the tech giants shows the dramatic impact of sheltering in place, using location data from phones like yours...
25 Years After Oklahoma City, Domestic Terrorism Is on the Rise
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, FBI director Christopher Wray discusses a scourge that “moves at the speed of social media.”...
Russian Hackers Went After San Francisco International Airport
Plus: Windows zero days, Covid-19 spam, and more of the week's top security news...
You Can Now Check If Your ISP Uses Basic Security Measures
“Is BGP Safe Yet” is a new site that names and shames internet service providers that don't tend to their routing...
A Vital Hack Could Turn Medical Devices Into Ventilators
Hundreds of thousands of lower-grade breathing devices are going unused because manufacturers say they can’t perform life-saving functions. But a new patch might change that...
Apple and Google Respond to Covid-19 Contact Tracing Concerns
Apple and Google's Bluetooth-based system isn't perfect. But many of the biggest concerns have solutions...
Hackers Made the Snoo Smart Bassinet Shake and Play Loud Sounds
The now-patched flaws found in the popular internet-connected baby bed underscore the importance of getting security right...
The Pentagon Hasn't Fixed Basic Cybersecurity Blind Spots
Five years ago, the Department of Defense set dozens of security hygiene goals. A new report finds that it has abandoned or lost track of most of them...
How to Cover Your Tracks Every Time You Go Online
Online tracking can often feel downright invasive. From using VPNs to clearing browser histories, we've got your back...
Signal Threatens to Leave the US If EARN IT Act Passes
Plus: WhatsApp updates, a ransomware scheme, and more of the week's top security news...
How Apple and Google Are Enabling Covid-19 Bluetooth Contact-Tracing
The tech giants have teamed up to use a Bluetooth-based framework to keep track of the spread of infections without compromising location privacy...
Vote by Mail Isn't Perfect. But It's Essential in a Pandemic
Despite Donald Trump's invective, the spread of Covid-19 has made the expansion of absentee voting critical...
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...
Clever Cryptography Could Protect Privacy in Covid-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
Researchers are racing to achieve the benefits of location-tracking without the surveillance...
A Cheap 3D Printer Can Trick Smartphone Fingerprint Locks
With a budget of just $2,000, researchers could fool biometric scanners 80 percent of the time...
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...
This Map Shows the Global Spread of Zero-Day Hacking Techniques
The collection of countries using those secret hacking techniques has expanded far beyond the usual suspects...
How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure
Trolls. Prying bosses. Zoom's a great video chat platform, but a few simple steps also make it a safe one...
A Notorious Spyware Vendor Wants to Track Coronavirus Spread
Plus: An evacuated aircraft carrier, Iranian hackers, and more of the week's top security news...
A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam
The Safari vulnerabilities have been patched, but they would have given an alarming amount of access...
So Wait, How Encrypted Are Zoom Meetings Really?
The service's mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it...
Thousands of Android Apps Are Silently Accessing Your Data
More than 4,000 Google Play apps let developers and advertisers collect a list of the user's other installed apps, no permission needed...
The Zoom Privacy Backlash Is Only Getting Started
A class action lawsuit. Rampant zoombombing. And as of today, two new zero-day vulnerabilities...