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IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

Windfalls

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

By Andy Greenberg

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

Security Roundup

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

By Lily Hay Newman and Andrew Couts

The ‘Viral’ Secure Programming Language That’s Taking Over Tech

Memory Lane

The ‘Viral’ Secure Programming Language That’s Taking Over Tech

By Lily Hay Newman

The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet

Key Points

The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet

By Matt Burgess

Critical Update

You Need to Update Chrome, Windows, and Zoom Right Now

By Kate O'Flaherty

China Operates Secret ‘Police Stations’ in Other Countries

Security Roundup

China Operates Secret ‘Police Stations’ in Other Countries

By Matt Burgess

If Musk Starts Firing Twitter's Security Team, Run

Fear of the Unknown

If Musk Starts Firing Twitter's Security Team, Run

By Lily Hay Newman

A Bug in Apple MacOS Ventura Breaks Third-Party Security Tools

Oops!

A Bug in Apple MacOS Ventura Breaks Third-Party Security Tools

By Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 1: The Shadow

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 1: The Shadow

By Andy Greenberg

TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus

Security Roundup

TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman

Your Microsoft Exchange Server Is a Security Liability

Moving On

Your Microsoft Exchange Server Is a Security Liability

By Andy Greenberg

How Vice Society Got Away With a Global Ransomware Spree

Under the Radar

How Vice Society Got Away With a Global Ransomware Spree

By Lily Hay Newman

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine

Security Roundup

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine

By Andrew Couts

Google’s Pixel 7 Packs a Beefed-Up Security Chip

Lockdown

Google’s Pixel 7 Packs a Beefed-Up Security Chip

By Lily Hay Newman

Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated

Security Roundup

Binance Hackers Minted $569M in Crypto—Then It Got Complicated

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Uber Data Breach Conviction Shows Security Execs What Not to Do

Lessons Learned

Uber Data Breach Conviction Shows Security Execs What Not to Do

By Lily Hay Newman

A Swatting Spree Is Terrorizing Schools Across the US

Crime Wave

A Swatting Spree Is Terrorizing Schools Across the US

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem

Security Roundup

Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem

By Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade

Censorship

The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade

By Lily Hay Newman

A Matrix Update Patches Serious End-to-End Encryption Flaws

Spoofed

A Matrix Update Patches Serious End-to-End Encryption Flaws

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica