Cyberattacks and Hacks


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Security Roundup
DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron


Dark Patterns
493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman







Cracking the Code
Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
Andy Greenberg

Watch List
A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data
Lily Hay Newman

Puff Piece
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
Andy Greenberg and Joseph Cox




Bad Connection
The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware
Andy Greenberg

Open Season
Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage
Lily Hay Newman
