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They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War

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They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War

Andy Greenberg

How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

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How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

Lily Hay Newman

US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's Rules

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US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's Rules

Andy Greenberg

They went out to protest. Then the police attacked them on Facebook

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They went out to protest. Then the police attacked them on Facebook

Layli Foroudi

The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define

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The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define

Lily Hay Newman

The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China’s Hacking Spree

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The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China’s Hacking Spree

Brian Barrett

100M More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won’t Be the Last

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100M More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won’t Be the Last

Lily Hay Newman

How to Log In to Your Devices Without Passwords

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How to Log In to Your Devices Without Passwords

David Nield

Oh Look, LinkedIn Also Had 500M Users' Data Scraped

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Oh Look, LinkedIn Also Had 500M Users' Data Scraped

Brian Barrett

Facebook Had Years to Fix Flaw That Leaked 500M Users’ Data

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Facebook Had Years to Fix Flaw That Leaked 500M Users’ Data

Lily Hay Newman

Extremist Charged With Plot to Blow Up Amazon Data Centers

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Extremist Charged With Plot to Blow Up Amazon Data Centers

Brian Barrett

Russia May Have Found a New Way to Censor the Internet

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Russia May Have Found a New Way to Censor the Internet

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Stream

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Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Stream

Cecilia D'Anastasio

Hackers Are Exploiting Discord Links to Serve Up Malware

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Hackers Are Exploiting Discord Links to Serve Up Malware

Andy Greenberg

A secretive Home Office unit has hoarded data on millions of people

Privacy

A secretive Home Office unit has hoarded data on millions of people

Samuel Woodhams

What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak?

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What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak?

Lily Hay Newman

The Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber Command

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The Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber Command

Lily Hay Newman

Signal Adds a Payments Feature—With Cryptocurrency

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Signal Adds a Payments Feature—With Cryptocurrency

Andy Greenberg

Watch Out—That Call of Duty: Warzone Cheat Might Be Malware

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Watch Out—That Call of Duty: Warzone Cheat Might Be Malware

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

All the data Google’s apps collect about you and how to stop it

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All the data Google’s apps collect about you and how to stop it

Matt Burgess