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How AT&T Insiders Were Bribed to 'Unlock' Millions of Phones

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How AT&T Insiders Were Bribed to 'Unlock' Millions of Phones

By Louise Matsakis

13-Year-Old Encryption Bugs Still Haunt Apps and IoT

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13-Year-Old Encryption Bugs Still Haunt Apps and IoT

By Lily Hay Newman

5G Is Here—and Still Vulnerable to Stingray Surveillance

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5G Is Here—and Still Vulnerable to Stingray Surveillance

By Lily Hay Newman

Vigilante hackers are exploiting SMS to send millions of texts

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Vigilante hackers are exploiting SMS to send millions of texts

By Chris Stokel-Walker

A Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers

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A Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers

By Lily Hay Newman

Own an Android? You need to be on the look out for adware

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Own an Android? You need to be on the look out for adware

By Lily Hay Newman

Why Microsoft’s BlueKeep Bug Hasn’t Wreaked Havoc—Yet

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Why Microsoft’s BlueKeep Bug Hasn’t Wreaked Havoc—Yet

By Andy Greenberg

Hackers Made an App That Kills to Prove a Point

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Hackers Made an App That Kills to Prove a Point

By Lily Hay Newman

Palantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Suspects

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Palantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Suspects

By Emily Dreyfuss

An Amazon Phishing Scam Hits Just in Time For Prime Day

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An Amazon Phishing Scam Hits Just in Time For Prime Day

By Brian Barrett

A Card-Skimming Hacker Group Hit 17,000 Domains—and Counting

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A Card-Skimming Hacker Group Hit 17,000 Domains—and Counting

By Brian Barrett

Zoom Will Fix the Flaw That Let Hackers Hijack Webcams

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Zoom Will Fix the Flaw That Let Hackers Hijack Webcams

By Lily Hay Newman

A Zoom Flaw Gives Hackers Easy Access to Your Webcam

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A Zoom Flaw Gives Hackers Easy Access to Your Webcam

By Lily Hay Newman

A simple fix could have saved British Airways from its £183m fine

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A simple fix could have saved British Airways from its £183m fine

By Chris Stokel-Walker

What Is Credential Dumping?

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What Is Credential Dumping?

By Andy Greenberg

The Biggest Cybersecurity Crises of 2019 So Far

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Crises of 2019 So Far

By Lily Hay Newman

Ransomware Hits Georgia Courts as Municipal Attacks Spread

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Ransomware Hits Georgia Courts as Municipal Attacks Spread

By Lily Hay Newman

Myspace Employees Used to Spy on Users

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Myspace Employees Used to Spy on Users

By Brian Barrett

How Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel's Own Features Against It

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How Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel's Own Features Against It

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Are Poking at a MacOS Flaw Apple Left Unfixed

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Hackers Are Poking at a MacOS Flaw Apple Left Unfixed

By Brian Barrett