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Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

Network Security

Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

By Andy Greenberg

ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire

Feeling Heard

ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire

By Max Blaisdell and Jim Daley

Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

Money Problems

Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

By Andy Greenberg

North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say

Hermit Kingdom

North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say

By Matt Burgess

AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now

Security Roundup

AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK

Access Denied

The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK

By Matt Burgess

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

Bad Boyfriends

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

By Matt Burgess

Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

Vibe Shift

Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

By Dell Cameron

Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities

Gone Wild

Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg

Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse

Malpractice

Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse

By Eric Geller

The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

Too Big to Fail

The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

By Eric Geller

Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users

Security Roundup

Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users

By Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible

Double Down

Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible

By Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years

Security Roundup

Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask

Cyber Army of One

A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask

By Andy Greenberg

The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

Long Game

The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

By Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled

Watching Me Watching You

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears

Lost Connection

A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears

By Matt Burgess

Yogurt Heist Reveals a Rampant Form of Online Fraud

Security Roundup

Yogurt Heist Reveals a Rampant Form of Online Fraud

By Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Travel Logs

Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron