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Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

Bad Vibrations

Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

By Andy Greenberg

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

Sub-version

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

By Lily Hay Newman

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

Leveling Up

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

By Lily Hay Newman

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Hamstrung

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

By Eric Geller

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Security Roundup

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

Zapped

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

By Andy Greenberg

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

Grab and Run

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

oops

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

Lurkers

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

By Matt Burgess

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

Stone Cold

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

By Andy Greenberg

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

Security Roundup

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

Taking Advantage

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

Breaking the Rules

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

By Eric Geller

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

Unhappy Places

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

By Lily Hay Newman

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

Insurance Policies

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

By Kim Zetter

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

Security Roundup

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

By Andrew Couts

The Sweeping Danger of the AT&T Phone Records Breach

Breaking Records

The Sweeping Danger of the AT&T Phone Records Breach

By Lily Hay Newman

Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison

Hard Time

Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison

By Matt Burgess

Google Is Adding Passkey Support for Its Most Vulnerable Users

Blanket Security

Google Is Adding Passkey Support for Its Most Vulnerable Users

By Lily Hay Newman

The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy

Pig Butchering

The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman