Skip to main content

Cyberattacks and Hacks

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

Russian Hackers Are Still Targeting the Olympics

fancy bear

Russian Hackers Are Still Targeting the Olympics

By Andy Greenberg

A Brief History of Russian Hackers' Evolving False Flags

hack and seek

A Brief History of Russian Hackers' Evolving False Flags

By Andy Greenberg

DNC Hackers Resurface, Zuckerberg Talks Free Speech, and More

Tech in Two

DNC Hackers Resurface, Zuckerberg Talks Free Speech, and More

By Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History

Exclusive

Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History

By Andy Greenberg and Excerpt

Stealthy Russian Hacker Group Resurfaces With New Tricks

the dukes

Stealthy Russian Hacker Group Resurfaces With New Tricks

By Andy Greenberg

Planting Tiny Spy Chips in Hardware Only Takes $200 of Gear

chip shot

Planting Tiny Spy Chips in Hardware Only Takes $200 of Gear

By Andy Greenberg

Twitter needs to start exposing the UK's murky online propaganda

Hacking

Twitter needs to start exposing the UK's murky online propaganda

By Laurie Clarke

A US Election Phishing Attack, Quitting Vaping, and More News

Tech in Two

A US Election Phishing Attack, Quitting Vaping, and More News

By Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Iranian Hackers Targeted a US Presidential Candidate

hack the vote

Iranian Hackers Targeted a US Presidential Candidate

By Lily Hay Newman

Google will now let you know if your password has been hacked

Hacking

Google will now let you know if your password has been hacked

By Will Bedingfield

Decades-Old Code Is Putting Millions of Critical Devices at Risk

urgent/11

Decades-Old Code Is Putting Millions of Critical Devices at Risk

By Lily Hay Newman

The iOS Checkm8 jailbreak is hugely significant, but not for you

Hacking

The iOS Checkm8 jailbreak is hugely significant, but not for you

By Alex Lee, WIRED UK

Unfixable Exploit Is the Latest Apple Security Upheaval

iphone

Unfixable Exploit Is the Latest Apple Security Upheaval

By Lily Hay Newman

All the Code Connections Between Russia’s Hackers, Visualized

Infographics

All the Code Connections Between Russia’s Hackers, Visualized

By Andy Greenberg

Hackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities

Breached

Hackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Clever New DDoS Attack Gets Bang for a Hacker's Buck

roi

Clever New DDoS Attack Gets Bang for a Hacker's Buck

By Lily Hay Newman

A Password-Exposing Bug Was Purged From LastPass

Privacy

A Password-Exposing Bug Was Purged From LastPass

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

New Clues Show Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Destruction

blackout

New Clues Show Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Destruction

By Andy Greenberg

A simple Android flaw left a billion phones open to phishing attacks

Hacking

A simple Android flaw left a billion phones open to phishing attacks

By Matt Burgess

Supermicro Bug Could Let 'Virtual USBs' Take Over Corporate Servers

board games

Supermicro Bug Could Let 'Virtual USBs' Take Over Corporate Servers

By Lily Hay Newman