An Unfixable Flaw Threatens 5 Years of Intel Chips

Plus: A J. Crew breach, CIA hacking, and more of the week's top security news...

How an Elaborate North Korean Crypto Heist Fell Apart

Two Chinese citizens have been accused of running an intricate money-laundering scheme—involving more than $100 million in cryptocurrency...

The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption

The crypto wars are back in full swing...

Russia Is Learning How to Bypass Facebook's Disinfo Defenses

Social media platforms have stepped up the fight against Russia's Internet Research Agency—but the IRA is evolving too...

Hackers Can Clone Millions of Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys

Encryption flaws in a common anti-theft feature expose vehicles from major manufacturers...

WireGuard Gives Linux a Faster, More Secure VPN

The virtual private network software from security researcher Jason Donenfeld wins fans with its simplicity and ease of auditing...

Clearview AI's Massive Client List Got Hacked

Clever malware, student surveillance, and more of the week's top security news...

The Long Path out of the Vulnerability Disclosure Dark Ages

Letting a company know about flaws in their products has gotten easier since 2003—but not by much...

Dangerzone Lets You Open Email Attachments Safely

Dangerzone takes potentially malicious files and safely sanitizes them for you...

A Flaw in Billions of Wi-Fi Chips Let Attackers Decrypt Data

Affected devices include iPhones, iPads, Macs, Amazon Echos and Kindles, Android devices, and various Wi-Fi routers...

How a Hacker's Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden's Computer

Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother...

Gmail Is Catching More Malicious Attachments With Deep Learning

Users of Gmail get 300 billion attachments each week. To separate legitimate documents from harmful ones, Google turned to AI—and it’s working...

Nintendo Cracks Down After High-Profile Leaks

With the highly anticipated Animal Crossing: New Horizons and E3 on the horizon, Nintendo has become “increasingly aggressive” combating leaks over the last couple of months...

North Korea Is Recycling Mac Malware. That's Not the Worst Part

Lazarus Group hackers have long plagued the internet—using at least one tool they picked up just by looking around online...

How to Share Your Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Spotify Accounts the Safe Way

Be generous, but also be careful...

A Tiny Piece of Tape Tricked Teslas Into Speeding Up 50 MPH

An MGM Resorts breach, natural gas ransomware, and more of the week's top security news...

Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos

The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull...

How Trump Hollowed Out US National Security

Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell is just the latest in a cascade of temporary or vacant personnel in critical government positions...

The US Blames Russia's GRU for Sweeping Cyberattacks in Georgia

By calling out Russia for digital assaults on its neighboring country, the US hopes to head off similar efforts at home...

Bluetooth-Related Flaws Threaten Dozens of Medical Devices

Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol...

YouTube Gaming's Most-Watched Videos Are Dominated by Scams and Cheats

YouTube is littered with bot-driven videos promising big in-game riches—that also try to steal your personal information...

Hundreds of Millions of PC Components Still Have Hackable Firmware

The lax security of supply chain firmware has been a known concern for years—with precious little progress being made...

Hundreds of Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data

A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme...

The 'Robo Revenge' App Makes It Easy to Sue Robocallers

Mac malware, a Bitcoin mixer, and more of the week's top security news...

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...

Voting App Flaws Could Have Let Hackers Manipulate Results

New research from MIT shows that the Voatz app appears to have some glaring security holes...

The US Fears Huawei Because It Knows How Tempting Backdoors Are

US officials allege that Huawei has backdoors in its technology. The US knows firsthand how powerful those can be...

China's Hacking Spree Will Have a Decades-Long Fallout

Equifax. Anthem. Marriott. OPM. The data that China has amassed about US citizens will power its intelligence activities for a generation...

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...

Can the Government Buy Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment?

Immigration authorities are purchasing cell phone location data, and it might be totally legal...

Google's Giving Out Security Keys to Help Protect Campaigns

Candidates can also get trained up on how to use Advanced Protection to keep their accounts safe...

How 4 Chinese Hackers Allegedly Took Down Equifax

The Department of Justice has pinned the hack on China. Here's how it was done, according to the indictment...

How to Share Files Securely Online: Dropbox, Firefox Send, and More

There's no shortage of options for sharing documents and more with friends, family, and colleagues. These are your best bets...

Pro-Trump Trolls Flooded the Iowa Caucus Phone Lines

Google photo sharing, Wacom tracking, and more of the week's top security news...

How to Get Your Yahoo Breach Settlement Money

If you had a Yahoo account from 2012 to 2016, you probably have $100 coming your way...

How AI Is Tracking the Coronavirus Outbreak

Machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of symptoms, such as fever or breathing problems...

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...

After the Iowa Caucus Meltdown, New Hampshire Says It’s Ready

The nation’s first primary is proudly low-tech, but it'll take more than paper ballots to defuse the disinformation threat...

Donald Trump Now Has the Senate GOP's Blessing to Undermine Democracy

After making it through a criminal investigation and political impeachment unscathed, Trump now has free rein to invite election interference and more...

Hackable Cisco Phones, a Locust Invasion, and More News

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Cisco Flaws Put Millions of Workplace Devices at Risk

Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more...

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

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The Iowa Caucus Tech Meltdown Is a Warning

The Iowa results will come in eventually, thanks to a paper trail. But it underscores just how much can go wrong when you lean on unnecessary, untested tech...

This Identity Activist Wants to Make Facebook Obsolete

Your digital self is fragmented and owned by third parties. Kaliya Young has a plan to change that—and make tech fairer for all...

Mysterious New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems

EKANS appears to be the work of cybercriminals, rather than nation-state hackers—a worrying development, if so...

An Artist Used 99 Phones to Fake a Google Maps Traffic Jam

With his "Google Maps Hack," artist Simon Weckert draws attention to the systems we take for granted—and how we let them shape us...

Dashlane's Super Bowl Ad Proves Password Managers Have Arrived

A company you’ve never heard of is spending millions of dollars to let you know it can make your online life easier...

Windows 7 Gets One Last Update For the Road

A Silk Road guilty plea, a UN hack, and more of the week's top security news...

Watch Out for Coronavirus Phishing Scams

At least one email campaign is preying on fears by claiming to offer info about the Wuhan coronavirus...

The DOJ Is Finally Suing US Telecom Providers for Robocalls

The defendants have allegedly connected hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls to US residents...