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You Can Now Ditch the Password on Your Microsoft Account

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You Can Now Ditch the Password on Your Microsoft Account

By Lily Hay Newman

What Is Zero Trust? It Depends What You Want to Hear

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What Is Zero Trust? It Depends What You Want to Hear

By Lily Hay Newman

Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hits Russian Tech Giant Yandex

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Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hits Russian Tech Giant Yandex

By Lily Hay Newman

LA Police Are Collecting Detainees' Social Media Information

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LA Police Are Collecting Detainees' Social Media Information

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

A Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site Still Can't Find a Host

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A Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site Still Can't Find a Host

By Lily Hay Newman

How Valencia crushed Covid with AI

How Valencia crushed Covid with AI

By Willem Marx

BrakTooth Flaws Affect Billions of Bluetooth Devices

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BrakTooth Flaws Affect Billions of Bluetooth Devices

By Brian Barrett

Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans

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Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans

By Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman

Why Ransomware Hackers Love a Holiday Weekend

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Why Ransomware Hackers Love a Holiday Weekend

By Brian Barrett

What It'll Take to Get Power Back in New Orleans After Ida

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What It'll Take to Get Power Back in New Orleans After Ida

By Lily Hay Newman

California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes

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California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes

By Brian Barrett

A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'

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A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'

By Lily Hay Newman

38M Records Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info

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38M Records Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Stole Over $90M From Japan's Liquid Crypto Exchange

Hackers Stole Over $90M From Japan's Liquid Crypto Exchange

By Brian Barrett

Google Docs Scams Still Pose a Threat

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Google Docs Scams Still Pose a Threat

By Lily Hay Newman

China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC

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China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC

By Matt Burgess

Millions of Web Camera and Baby Monitor Feeds Are Exposed

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Millions of Web Camera and Baby Monitor Feeds Are Exposed

By Lily Hay Newman

Hacker Steals $610M of Cryptocurrency—and Returns Most of It

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Hacker Steals $610M of Cryptocurrency—and Returns Most of It

By Brian Barrett

What You Should Know About the Google Play Store Changes

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What You Should Know About the Google Play Store Changes

By David Nield

Microsoft Edge’s ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ Does What It Says

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Microsoft Edge’s ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ Does What It Says

By Brian Barrett