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Russia Takes Down REvil Hackers—as Ukraine Tensions Mount
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Russia Takes Down REvil Hackers—as Ukraine Tensions Mount

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Norton Put a Cryptominer in Its Antivirus Software
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Norton Put a Cryptominer in Its Antivirus Software

By Brian Barrett
Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
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Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide

By Andy Greenberg
Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness
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Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness

By Lily Hay Newman
US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange
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US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

By Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman
‘The Internet Is on Fire’
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‘The Internet Is on Fire’

By Lily Hay Newman
A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients
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A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients

By Brian Barrett
Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor
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Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor

By Lily Hay Newman
What Is a Watering Hole Attack?
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What Is a Watering Hole Attack?

By Lily Hay Newman
The Pentagon Has Set Up a UFO Office
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The Pentagon Has Set Up a UFO Office

By Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman
The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist
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The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist

By Andy Greenberg
A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist
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A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist

By Brian Barrett
The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers
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The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers

By Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last
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A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last

By Brian Barrett
How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions
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How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions

By Chris Stokel-Walker
The Demise of White House Market Will Shake Up the Dark Web
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The Demise of White House Market Will Shake Up the Dark Web

By Mohar Chatterjee, Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock’s Documenting COVID-19 Project