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Ukraine Suffered More Wiper Malware in 2022 Than Anywhere, Ever

Cyberwar

Ukraine Suffered More Wiper Malware in 2022 Than Anywhere, Ever

Andy Greenberg

Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years

Security Roundup

Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years

Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Germany Raises Red Flags About Palantir’s Big Data Dragnet

Surveillance State

Germany Raises Red Flags About Palantir’s Big Data Dragnet

Morgan Meaker

US Border Protection Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data

Slow Burn

US Border Protection Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data

Lily Hay Newman

The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find

Balloon Mania

The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find

Lily Hay Newman

The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

Eye Spy

The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

Dell Cameron

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Unmasked

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia

Bad Look

Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia

Masha Borak

The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons

Burst Bubbles

The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons

Lily Hay Newman

Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess

Let It Slip

Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess

Matt Laslo

Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

Shoot for the Stars

Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

Mark Harris

A Link to This Site Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison

Security Roundup

A Link to This Site Can (Technically) Land You in Russian Prison

Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About

Security Roundup

The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

Comfort Zone

The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

Thor Benson

Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts

Off Switch

Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts

Lily Hay Newman

A Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail

Security Roundup

A Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail

Lily Hay Newman

How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo

How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo

Chris Baraniuk

A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects

Sources and Methods

A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects

Dhruv Mehrotra

A Widespread Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet

Ticking Time Bomb

A Widespread Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet

Lily Hay Newman

Don’t Panic, but Slack’s GitHub Got Hacked

Security Roundup

Don’t Panic, but Slack’s GitHub Got Hacked

Matt Burgess