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A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service

Costly mistake

A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor

meta

Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor

Lily Hay Newman

Researchers Have a Method to Spot Reddit’s State-Backed Trolls

Learned Behavior

Researchers Have a Method to Spot Reddit’s State-Backed Trolls

Chris Stokel-Walker

The Matrix Is the Best Hacker Movie

Future of Reality

The Matrix Is the Best Hacker Movie

Andy Greenberg

A Bunch of Malicious Google Play Apps Stole User Banking Info

Foul play

A Bunch of Malicious Google Play Apps Stole User Banking Info

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

A Hacking Spree Against Iran Spills Out Into the Real World

Infrastructure

A Hacking Spree Against Iran Spills Out Into the Real World

Matt Burgess

What Is a Watering Hole Attack?

hacker lexicon

What Is a Watering Hole Attack?

Lily Hay Newman

The Android 12 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now

how to

The Android 12 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now

Matt Burgess

The Pentagon Has Set Up a UFO Office

Security Roundup

The Pentagon Has Set Up a UFO Office

Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman

The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist

freezer burn

The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist

Andy Greenberg

Devious ‘Tardigrade’ Malware Hits Biomanufacturing Facilities

hacking

Devious ‘Tardigrade’ Malware Hits Biomanufacturing Facilities

Lily Hay Newman

A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist

Security Roundup

A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist

Brian Barrett

Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure

Persistent threat

Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Hack Their Treadmills

steps ahead

Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Hack Their Treadmills

Matt Burgess

How Iran Tried to Undermine the 2020 US Presidential Election

interference

How Iran Tried to Undermine the 2020 US Presidential Election

Lily Hay Newman

DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android

privacy

DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android

Matt Burgess

Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data

Unboxing

Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data

Will Evans

Another Intel Chip Flaw Puts a Slew of Gadgets at Risk

Unauthorized access

Another Intel Chip Flaw Puts a Slew of Gadgets at Risk

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

‘Ghostwriter’ Looks Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It's Not

hacking

‘Ghostwriter’ Looks Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It's Not

Lily Hay Newman

Someone Snuck a Card Skimmer Into Costco to Nab Shopper Data

Security Roundup

Someone Snuck a Card Skimmer Into Costco to Nab Shopper Data

Brian Barrett