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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

Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

Unwelcome Guest

Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

By Matt Burgess

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race

Quick Work

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race

By Lily Hay Newman

The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

Security Roundup

The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

By Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

Rampage

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Security Roundup

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

By Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

Find My

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins

By Matt Burgess

Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

Inevitabilities

Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

Security Roundup

Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

By Maddy Varner, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Drop Out

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Bad Vibes

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

By Andy Greenberg

Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do

Like Minds

Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do

By Matt Burgess

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Security Roundup

Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

By Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers

CopyFail

Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts

For Good Measure

OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts

By Lily Hay Newman

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

Behave, Bot

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

By Lily Hay Newman

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos

Security Roundup

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos

By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Sneak Attack

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

By Andy Greenberg