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This Cheap Hacking Device Can Crash Your iPhone With Pop-Ups

Security Roundup

This Cheap Hacking Device Can Crash Your iPhone With Pop-Ups

By Matt Burgess

Microsoft Does Damage Control With Its New ‘Secure Future Initiative’

Safety Mode

Microsoft Does Damage Control With Its New ‘Secure Future Initiative’

By Lily Hay Newman

This Cryptomining Tool Is Stealing Secrets

Security Roundup

This Cryptomining Tool Is Stealing Secrets

By Lily Hay Newman

The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete

Blackout

The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete

By Matt Burgess

Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

Spooky Behavior

Okta’s Latest Security Breach Is Haunted by the Ghost of Incidents Past

By Lily Hay Newman

A Powerful Tool US Spies Misused to Stalk Women Faces Its Potential Demise

Section 702

A Powerful Tool US Spies Misused to Stalk Women Faces Its Potential Demise

By Dell Cameron

The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed

Security Roundup

The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed

By Andrew Couts

Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

Fog of War

Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

By David Gilbert

The US Congress Was Targeted With Predator Spyware

Security Roundup

The US Congress Was Targeted With Predator Spyware

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years

I, Patch

A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years

By Lily Hay Newman

New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers

Rinse and Repeat

New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers

By Andy Greenberg

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

Noted

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

By David Gilbert

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship

Wrong Turn

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship

By Justin Ling

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

Self Owns

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

By David Gilbert

Google Steps Up Its Push to Kill the Password

Good Riddance

Google Steps Up Its Push to Kill the Password

By Lily Hay Newman

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Bad News

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

By David Gilbert

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

Chain Reaction

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

By Andy Greenberg

Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance

Signals and Noise

Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

Security Roundup

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

By Andrew Couts

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews

23 Problems

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews

By Lily Hay Newman