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The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown

Security Roundup

The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown

Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts

A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS

All Access

A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS

Matt Burgess

Zoom’s Auto-Update Feature Came With Hidden Risks on Mac

Vulnerabilities

Zoom’s Auto-Update Feature Came With Hidden Risks on Mac

Lily Hay Newman

Here’s What Trump’s ‘Nuclear Documents’ Could Be

It's Classified

Here’s What Trump’s ‘Nuclear Documents’ Could Be

Garrett M. Graff

The US Offers a $10M Bounty for Intel on Conti Ransomware Gang

Cybercrime

The US Offers a $10M Bounty for Intel on Conti Ransomware Gang

Matt Burgess

Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’

Quality Control

Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’

Lily Hay Newman

This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed

Unfollow

This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed

Matt Burgess

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

Pure Coincidence

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

Lily Hay Newman

Google's Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch

White Hats

Google's Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch

Lily Hay Newman

A Long-Awaited IoT Reverse Engineering Tool Is Finally Here

DefCon

A Long-Awaited IoT Reverse Engineering Tool Is Finally Here

Lily Hay Newman

The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun

Glitchy McFlatface

The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun

Matt Burgess

One of 5G’s Biggest Features Is a Security Minefield

Black Hat

One of 5G’s Biggest Features Is a Security Minefield

Lily Hay Newman

Big Takeaways From the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid

Mar-a-Uh-Oh

Big Takeaways From the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid

Garrett M. Graff

Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?

GDPR

Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?

Matt Burgess

GitHub Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain Attacks

Sign Here

GitHub Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain Attacks

Lily Hay Newman

A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track Your Browsing or Location

Decoupled

A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track Your Browsing or Location

Lily Hay Newman

How to Use Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 to Make Your Phone More Secure

No Peeking

How to Use Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 to Make Your Phone More Secure

David Nield

The US Emergency Alert System Has Dangerous Flaws

Security Roundup

The US Emergency Alert System Has Dangerous Flaws

Andrew Couts

An ISP Settled Piracy Lawsuits. Could Users Take the Hit?

Record Scratch

An ISP Settled Piracy Lawsuits. Could Users Take the Hit?

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

A Slack Bug Exposed Some Users’ Hashed Passwords for 5 Years

Slacking Off

A Slack Bug Exposed Some Users’ Hashed Passwords for 5 Years

Lily Hay Newman