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Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

Hiding Out

Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

By Matt Burgess

The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters

Quick Work

The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters

By Andy Greenberg

Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look

Buy Now

Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look

By Lily Hay Newman

Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs

Graphic Warning

Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs

By Lily Hay Newman

ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look

Make It Rain

ATM Software Flaws Left Piles of Cash for Anyone Who Knew to Look

By Lily Hay Newman

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

Bad to the Bone

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

By Andy Greenberg

How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards

You Got Picked

How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards

By Andy Greenberg

Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

Downtime

Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

By Lily Hay Newman

Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse

Nick of Time

Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse

By Lily Hay Newman

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

Inside Out

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

By Matt Burgess

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

Return to Sender

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

By Matt Burgess

Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

Bad Vibrations

Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

By Andy Greenberg

Inside the Dark World of Doxing for Profit

Overexposed

Inside the Dark World of Doxing for Profit

By Matt Burgess

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

Sub-version

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

By Lily Hay Newman

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

Leveling Up

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

By Lily Hay Newman

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Hamstrung

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

By Eric Geller

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Security Roundup

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

Trust Issues

Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

By Lily Hay Newman

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Dirty Jobs

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

By Ali Winston and Jake Hanrahan

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

Zapped

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

By Andy Greenberg