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Covid is forcing America to fix its water supply

Covid is forcing America to fix its water supply

Claudia Geib

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told

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The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told

Andy Greenberg

I’m Not a Robot! So Why Won’t Captchas Believe Me?

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I’m Not a Robot! So Why Won’t Captchas Believe Me?

Sharon Waters

Android 12 Will Let You Fine-Tune Permissions for Apps

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Android 12 Will Let You Fine-Tune Permissions for Apps

Lily Hay Newman

Ransomware’s Dangerous New Trick: Double-Encrypting Your Data

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Ransomware’s Dangerous New Trick: Double-Encrypting Your Data

Lily Hay Newman

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In

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WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In

Lily Hay Newman

Looking for alternatives to WhatsApp? Signal is your best bet

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Looking for alternatives to WhatsApp? Signal is your best bet

WIRED Insider

The Real Cost of Colonial Pipeline's $5 Million Ransom

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The Real Cost of Colonial Pipeline's $5 Million Ransom

Lily Hay Newman

Decades-Old Flaws Affect Almost Every Wi-Fi Device

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Decades-Old Flaws Affect Almost Every Wi-Fi Device

Lily Hay Newman

GameStop FOMO Inspires a New Wave of Crypto Pump-and-Dumps

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GameStop FOMO Inspires a New Wave of Crypto Pump-and-Dumps

Cecilia D'Anastasio

Police caught one of the web’s most dangerous paedophiles. Then everything went dark

Police caught one of the web’s most dangerous paedophiles. Then everything went dark

Matt Burgess

How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off

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How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off

David Nield

DarkSide Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess

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DarkSide Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess

Lily Hay Newman

Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet

Mass iOS Compromise

Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

What’s Google FLoC? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy?

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What’s Google FLoC? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy?

David Nield

Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good!

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Google Gets Serious About Two-Factor Authentication. Good!

Lily Hay Newman

The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware

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The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware

Andy Greenberg

ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality

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ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Microsoft Will Soon Kill Flash on Windows 10 for Good

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Microsoft Will Soon Kill Flash on Windows 10 for Good

Brian Barrett

Twitter's Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable

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Twitter's Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable

Brian Barrett