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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Dan Goodin is IT Security Editor at Ars Technica.

Morning Chaos

When Coffee Machines Demand Ransom, You Know IoT Is Screwed

Oct 1, 2020 8:00 AM

Busted

A Tip From a Kid Helped Uncover a Slew of Scam Apps

Sep 24, 2020 9:00 AM

Infection

A Patient Dies After a Ransomware Attack Hits a Hospital

Sep 19, 2020 8:00 AM

Hacks

A Critical Flaw Is Affecting Thousands of WordPress Sites

Sep 3, 2020 9:00 AM

Beware

A New Botnet Is Covertly Targeting Millions of Servers

Aug 23, 2020 9:00 AM

Vulnerable

Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft

Aug 10, 2020 3:09 PM

Leaked

Intel Is Investigating How Confidential Data Ended Up Online

Aug 8, 2020 8:00 AM

Hacks

Thieves Are Emptying ATMs Using a New Form of Jackpotting

Jul 22, 2020 9:00 AM

Privacy

A New Gadget Stops Voice Assistants From Snooping on You

Jul 16, 2020 10:00 AM

Hacks

Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs

Jul 10, 2020 9:00 AM

Leaks

A Report Blames ‘CIA Failures’ for the Agency's Worst Hack

Jun 19, 2020 10:00 AM

Exploits

Researchers Expose a New Vulnerability in Intel's CPUs

Jun 12, 2020 8:00 AM

Cryptojacking

Now Chrome Can Block Ads That Leach Power From Your CPU

May 17, 2020 10:00 AM

Beware

LockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire

May 3, 2020 10:00 AM

Crude Behavior

Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge

Apr 22, 2020 10:00 AM

Airbreak

A Vital Hack Could Turn Medical Devices Into Ventilators

Apr 17, 2020 10:00 AM

Privacy

Thousands of Android Apps Are Silently Accessing Your Data

Apr 3, 2020 10:00 AM

Data Collection

The Best and Worst Browsers for Privacy, Ranked

Mar 19, 2020 10:00 AM

Flawed

Windows Has a New, Wormable Vulnerability

Mar 12, 2020 8:00 AM

Hacked

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

Feb 27, 2020 10:00 AM