Security News


Abandoned Ship
The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
By Ruchi Kumar

Security Roundup
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
By Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

Piece of Yellowcake
How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work
By Caroline Haskins

Nothing's Guaranteed
A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman



DIY
Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman



Known Unknowns
Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza
By Mahmoud Mushtaha

Security Roundup
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg




Update Now
Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
By Andy Greenberg

The Ol' Switcharoo
‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
By Matt Burgess

Security Roundup
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
By Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts