Cyberattacks and Hacks



Silence Notifications
Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes
Ruchi Kumar

Security Roundup
Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Maddy Varner


Security Roundup
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman

Major Threat
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup
Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar
Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

Security Roundup
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman


Security Roundup
Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg

Snowden of Scammers
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
Andy Greenberg

The Red Bull Leaks
Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Matt Burgess

Security Roundup
DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits
Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts


Security Roundup
US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela
Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Lily Hay Newman

Bad Connection
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman


