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Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.

Security Roundup

AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years

Plus: The Pentagon is training amateurs to become part of its hacker army, a Flock license plate reader error led to cops surrounding a car reviewer, and more.
By Dell Cameron and Lily Hay Newman
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
Risky Business

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities

By Noah Shachtman and Maddy Varner
OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear
OnlyScams

OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear

By Matt Burgess
Foul Play

World Cup Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot

By Jumana Naim
Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data
Security Roundup

Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members
Grade Expectations

How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members

By Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Yulia Almazova
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
Group Chat

Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society

By Dell Cameron and Yulia Almazova
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Security Roundup

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Maddy Varner
Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
Call Back

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

By Lily Hay Newman
Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive
Frosty Perception

Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow
Security Roundup

Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow

By Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron, and Matt Burgess