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A Simple Way to Make It Harder for Mobile Ads to Track You
Beating back the scourge of online ad tracking entirely is almost impossible. But you can futz with your smartphone's "ad ID" to slow it down...
Hackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities
The new wave of attacks comes after a previous Click2Gov hack compromised 300,000 payment cards...
We All Could Pay a Price for the Latest Slap at Huawei
An international cybersecurity group has evicted the Chinese telecom company to comply with US sanctions. That could allow malware to spread more easily...
On Roku and Amazon Fire TV, Channels Are Watching You
New research shows that over 2,000 streaming apps track information about your devices—even when you tell them not to...
Clever New DDoS Attack Gets a Lot of Bang for a Hacker's Buck
By exploiting the WS-Discovery protocol, a new breed of DDoS attack can get a huge rate of return...
A Password-Exposing Bug Was Purged From LastPass
Google Project Zero found and reported a flaw in the widely used password manager...
The Air Force Will Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting Satellite
At the Defcon hacking conference next year, the Air Force will bring a satellite for fun and glory...
A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did...
After 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself
In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists...
'Simjacker' Attack Can Track Phones Just by Sending a Text
White house spying, North Korea sanctions, and more of the week's top security news...
What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?
How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs...
National Security Is in Trump's Hands
With the departure of John Bolton from the White House this week, even the former national security advisor’s biggest critics are worried...
New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction
A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage...
It's Time for IoT Security's Next Big Step
Connected devices are more secure than ever. That's still not nearly enough...
281 Alleged Email Scammers Arrested in Massive Global Sweep
The most sweeping takedown yet of so-called BEC scammers involved arrests in nearly a dozen countries...
Don't Get Screwed Out of Your Equifax Settlement Money
If you signed up for $125 payout in the Equifax settlement, you just hit another hurdle. But this isn't over...
How Safari and iMessage Have Made iPhones Less Secure
Security researchers say iOS's security woes stem in part from Apple putting too much trust in its own software's code...
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...
An Unprecedented Cyberattack Hit the US Power Grid
Exposed Facebook phone numbers, an XKCD breach, and more of the week's top security news...
The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now
Whether you're new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy...
Apple Finally Breaks Its Silence on iOS Hacking Campaign
In its first public statement since Google revealed a sophisticated attack against iOS devices, Apple defended its security measures...
Cold War Analogies are Warping Tech Policy
Opinion: Politicians and pundits' fixation with flawed Cold War metaphors have produced overly combative policies on emerging tech...
Google Wants to Help Tech Companies Know Less About You
By releasing its homegrown differential privacy tool, Google will make it easier for any company to boost its privacy bona fides...
Why 'Zero Day' Android Hacking Now Costs More Than iOS Attacks
Brokers of so-called zero day exploits are paying out more for Android than iOS—which would have been unthinkable until recently...
Supermicro Bug Could Let 'Virtual USBs' Take Over Corporate Servers
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Supermicro hardware brings the threat of malicious USBs to corporate servers...
Cops Take Over a Botnet to Clear Malware Off Nearly a Million PCs
Attacking Iran, a web host data breach, and more of the week's top security news...
How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Account Was Hacked
Like so many Twitter attacks lately, it was a SIM swap...
An Unprecedented iPhone Hack, a Wi-Fi Leg Implant, and More News
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Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones...
Everything We Know About the Capital One Hacking Case So Far
A new indictment against alleged Capital One hacker Paige Thompson includes a few fresh details about the case...
What the Jetflicks and iStreamItAll Takedowns Mean for Piracy
In a sweeping indictment, the feds came down hard on two unauthorized streaming services that allegedly crossed a very important line...
A Hack to Steal a Tesla, a Yelp Overhaul, and More News
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Hackers Could Steal a Tesla Model S by Cloning Its Key Fob—Again
The same researchers who figured out how to clone a Tesla Model S key fob have done it again, cracking the replacement that was meant to fix the problem...
A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)
If you think dropping a nuclear bomb into the eye of a hurricane is a bad idea, wait'll you see what they had in mind for the polar ice caps...
OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Re-Created It Anyway
The artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news...
Alleged 'Snake Oil' Crypto Firm Sues Over Boos at Black Hat
The paper being presented suggested that the two researchers had a method to quickly find large semiprime numbers and essentially break RSA-2048 and any other semiprime-based encryption...
Cryptocurrency Mining Employees Expose Nuclear Plant to Internet
Xbox eavesdropping, email scammers, and more of the week's top security news...
The Consumer Bureau's Reckless Plan for Debt Collection
Opinion: A CFPB proposal would create a quandary for consumers. Click and risk a computer virus, or don't click and miss a debt payment...
What Is Cyberwar? The Complete WIRED Guide
The threat of cyberwar looms over the future: a new dimension of conflict capable of leapfrogging borders and teleporting the chaos of war to civilians thousands of miles beyond its front...
The Fight Against Robocalls Gets Powerful New Allies
All the state attorneys general, along with 12 major companies, promise to finally make serious moves against robocalls...
The Android 10 Privacy and Security Upgrades You Should Know About
Google's next big Android release will make you safer—especially in ways you can't see...
Shh! No Hacking the Census in the Library
Opinion: Millions of folks filling out the 2020 Census on public library computers also are putting themselves at risk...
Firefox and Chrome Fight Back Against Kazakhstan's Spying
The Central Asian country’s government has repeatedly threatened to monitor its citizens’ internet activities. Google and Mozilla aren’t having it...
Facebook’s New Privacy Feature Comes With a Loophole
"Off-Facebook Activity" will give users more control over their data, but Facebook needs up to 48 hours to aggregate your information into a format it can share with advertisers...
A Huge Ransomware Attack Messes With Texas
A coordinated strike against 23 local governments is called the largest such hack from a single source...
Finally, a Lightning YubiKey to Kill Password Clutter on Your iPhone
First promised back in January, the first YubiKey for iOS will help cut down on painful password clutter starting ... now...
China Attacks Hong Kong Protesters With Fake Social Posts
Twitter and Facebook say they’ve taken down misinformation campaigns from China that cast pro-democracy activists as ISIS members and cockroaches...
You Can Jailbreak Your iPhone Again (But Maybe You Shouldn’t)
Apple reintroduced a previously fixed bug in iOS 12.4, which has led to a jailbreak revival...
A Brief History of Vanity License Plates Gone Wrong
The stories might sound unbelievable, but they’re all real—and a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to get clever at the DMV...
Facebook's Voice Transcripts Were More Invasive Than Amazon's
The Capital One hacker, a Bluetooth vulnerability, and more of the week's top security news...