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23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

Security Roundup

23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Hard Puzzles

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

By Lily Hay Newman

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback

Cat and Mouse

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback

By Lily Hay Newman

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents

False Papers

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents

By Matt Burgess

Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang

Security Roundup

Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang

By Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

Security Roundup

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup

Scoop

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup

By Andy Greenberg

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime

Team Takedown

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime

By Lily Hay Newman

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Ukrainian Telecom

Sandworm

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Ukrainian Telecom

By Andy Greenberg

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

Spy Bill vs Spy Bill

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

By Dell Cameron

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign

Star Power

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign

By Matt Burgess

Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats

Bye, Middle Man

Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats

By Lily Hay Newman

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

Open Wide

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

By Andy Greenberg

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

High Alert

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

By Andrew Couts and Lily Hay Newman

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

23andwhat?

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

By Lily Hay Newman

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Who You Know

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

By Dell Cameron

ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever

Security Roundup

ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

Cold Chamber

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

By Matt Laslo

Okta Breach Impacted All Customer Support Users—Not 1 Percent

Rounding Errors

Okta Breach Impacted All Customer Support Users—Not 1 Percent

By Lily Hay Newman

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Pressure Cooker

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

By Dell Cameron