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

Security Roundup
China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year
By Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron



Security Roundup
4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

McWhoops
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’
By Andy Greenberg


Creeping In
A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman



Wipeout
Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran’s Financial System
By Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup
RFK Jr. Orders HHS to Give Undocumented Migrants’ Medicaid Data to DHS
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

Digitized
A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
By Joseph Cox

Security Roundup
The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
By Andy Greenberg, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Andrew Couts





Red Flagged
Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Multitasker
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
By Andy Greenberg