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Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs

Overexposed

Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests

Pen Testers

The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests

By Matt Burgess

This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US

Security Roundup

This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies

Closer

Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies

By Lily Hay Newman

A New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China

Signed and Delivered

A New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China

By Andy Greenberg

US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack

Security Roundup

US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack

By Lily Hay Newman

A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Poison PDF

A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

By Matt Burgess

An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass

No Warning

An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass

By Lily Hay Newman

A New Attack Reveals Everything You Type With 95 Percent Accuracy

Security Roundup

A New Attack Reveals Everything You Type With 95 Percent Accuracy

By Andrew Couts and Matt Burgess

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

Coded Messages

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor

By Lily Hay Newman

Teens Hacked Boston Subway Cards to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time, Nobody Got Sued

Mind the Gap

Teens Hacked Boston Subway Cards to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time, Nobody Got Sued

By Andy Greenberg

Panasonic Warns That Internet-of-Things Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating

Catch and Release

Panasonic Warns That Internet-of-Things Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating

By Lily Hay Newman

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

Security Roundup

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

By Andrew Couts

Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform

Free Bird

Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform

By Lily Hay Newman

Call of Duty Players Hit With Self-Spreading Malware

Security Roundup

Call of Duty Players Hit With Self-Spreading Malware

By Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts

US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'

Close the Loop

US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'

By Dell Cameron

Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor

Listening In

Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor

By Kim Zetter

New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters

Busted

New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram

Security Roundup

Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram

By Dhruv Mehrotra

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom

You’ve Got Mail

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom

By Andy Greenberg