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A Windows 10 Vulnerability Was Used to Rickroll the NSA and Github
A researcher demonstrated the attack less than a day after Microsoft disclosed one of the most critical Windows vulnerabilities ever...
This Apple-FBI Fight Is Different From the Last One
In 2016 the iPhone encryption debate ended in a draw. Don't count on 2020's scuffle over the Pensacola shooter's devices to play out the same way...
Twitch Has Become a Haven for Live Sports Piracy
As the platform gains more mainstream popularity, illicit livestreams of soccer, boxing, and MMA matches have become trivial to find...
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...
UN Secretary-General: US-China Tech Split Worse Than Cold War
In an interview with WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson, António Guterres says the world's next major conflict will start in cyberspace...
An Alarming Windows Bug, a Triumph for Tesla, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Windows 10 Has a Security Flaw So Severe the NSA Disclosed It
In a shift toward transparency, the National Security Agency announced a bug that could have left over 900 million PCs vulnerable to attack...
If Russia Hacked Burisma, Brace for the Leaks to Follow
The Kremlin likely hacked the oil giant. Its next play: selectively release—and even forge—documents. Did the US learn enough from 2016 to ignore them?...
Now It's Really, Truly Time to Give Up Windows 7
After Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for the operating system, leaving users who don't upgrade vulnerable to malware...
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...
Cut Undersea Cable Plunges Yemen Into Days-Long Internet Outage
The fragility of global internet infrastructure has left the entire Red Sea region struggling to connect...
All the Ways Facebook Tracks You—and How to Limit It
If you have a Facebook account—and even if you don't—the company is going to collect data about you. But you can at least control how it gets used...
The FBI Wants Apple to Unlock iPhones Again
Snooping Ring employees, Skype contractors, and more of the week's top security news...
This Government-Subsidized Phone Comes With Malware
The Android devices are a part of the FCC's Lifeline Assistance Program, which makes free or subsidized phones available to millions of low-income users...
A Facebook Bug Exposed Anonymous Admins of Pages
A bad code update allowed anyone to easily reveal which accounts posted to Facebook Pages—including celebrities and politicians—for several hours...
Facebook Says Encrypting Messenger by Default Will Take Years
Mark Zuckerberg promised default end-to-end encryption throughout Facebook's platforms. Nearly a year later, Messenger's not even close...
An Iranian Hacking Campaign, Social Media Surveillance, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Amazon Takes a Swipe at PayPal's $4 Billion Acquisition
The retail giant warned holiday shoppers that Honey, a popular browser extension, was a “security risk.” Honey denies the claim...
Iranian Hackers Have Been ‘Password-Spraying’ the US Grid
A state-sponsored group called Magnallium has been probing American electric utilities for the past year...
How Tweets Could Prevent War, an App Store Dilemma, and More News
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How the US Knew Iranian Missiles Were Coming Before They Hit
The US has operated an extensive network of missile warning systems for over half a century, but next-generation missiles will put it to the test...
Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War?
Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis...
Alleged Spy App ToTok Puts Apple in a Bind
Apple and Google both banned ToTok after reports that it was a UAE government surveillance tool. After Google reinstated it, Apple has a hard choice to make...
TikTok Bugs Could Have Allowed Account Takeovers
As the social media app continues to gain popularity, security researchers are taking a closer look under the hood...
How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon? Here's What We Know
Iran is no longer abiding by many of the restrictions in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, but that doesn’t mean it’s about to build a bomb, either...
Facebook Revamps Its Privacy Checkup Feature in Time for CES
Forget Portal. This year, Facebook is marketing itself as a privacy crusader...
Russia Takes a Big Step Toward Internet Isolation
Russia can't cut its internet off from the rest of the world yet. But a recent test foreshadowed more censorship and repression to come...
The Army Bans TikTok
A million-dollar email scam, a Chinese hacking campaign, and more of the week's top security news...
How to Secure Your Wi-Fi Router and Protect Your Home Network
Router security has improved a bunch in recent years, but there are still steps you can take to lock yours down even better...
How the US Prepares Its Embassies for Potential Attacks
In addition to securing physical structures, the Diplomatic Security Service runs simulations of protests in a model city in Virginia...
How Iran's Hackers Might Strike Back After Soleimani's Assassination
From data-destroying wipers to industrial control system hacking, Iran has a potent arsenal of cyberattacks at its disposal...
TikTok's First Transparency Report Doesn't Tell the Full Story
The app says it didn’t receive any requests for user information from China during the first half of 2019. That might not reassure skeptics...
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet This Decade
In the early aughts the internet was less dangerous than it was disruptive. That's changed...
The Decade Big-Money Email Scams Took Over
In the last few years, the "Nigerian prince" scams have gotten a major upgrade...
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Is a Lesson in Military Opposites
The Resistance is outmanned and outgunned, but their adaptability wins the day...
The Worst Hacks of the Decade
It's been a rough 10 years in cybersecurity—and it's only getting worse...
Uninstall ToTok, an Alleged Emirati Spy App, From Your Phone Now
A messaging app called ToTok had scores of positive reviews, particularly from users in the UAE. US intelligent officials say it may be spying for that government instead...
Facebook Finally Fixes Its Two-Factor Mess
A Wawa breach, Russian spies, and more of the week's top security news...
Creditors Seek to Exhume the Body of a Dead Crypto Executive
Gerry Cotten took at least $137 million to the grave when he died without giving anyone the password to his encrypted laptop...
The Pentagon's AI Chief Prepares for Battle
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan doesn't want killer robots—but he does want artificial intelligence to occupy a central role in warfighting...
Meet Cliff Stoll, the Mad Scientist Who Invented the Art of Hunting Hackers
Thirty years ago, Cliff Stoll published The Cuckoo's Egg, a book about his cat-and-mouse game with a KGB-sponsored hacker. Today, the internet is a far darker place—and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon...
Hackers Could Use Smart Displays to Spy on Meetings
By exploiting flaws in popular video conferencing hardware from DTEN, attackers can monitor audio, capture slides—and take full control of devices...
WhatsApp Fixes Yet Another Group Chat Security Gap
The flaw would have given attackers an avenue for crashing the app—every time a user opened an infected group thread...
The War Vet, the Dating Site, and the Phone Call From Hell
Jared Johns found out too late that swapping messages with the pretty girl from a dating site would mean serious trouble. If only he had known who she really was...
Chrome Will Automatically Scan Your Passwords Against Data Breaches
Google's Password Checkup feature will be fully integrated into the desktop and mobile versions of Chrome 79...
5G Is More Secure Than 4G and 3G—Except When It’s Not
The next-generation wireless networks make it harder to track and spoof users, but security holes remain because devices still connect to older networks...
15 Million Iranian Bank Accounts Were Breached
Telegram hacks in Russia, Senate encryption hearings, and more in the week’s top security news...
Why Ring Doorbells Perfectly Exemplify the IoT Security Crisis
A new wave of reports about the home surveillance cameras getting hijacked by creeps is painfully familiar...
Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance\!
Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids...
This Alleged Bitcoin Scam Looked a Lot Like a Pyramid Scheme
Five men face federal charges of bilking investors of $722 million by inviting them to buy shares in bitcoin mining pools...