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A Critical Device Hack, China's Social Credit, and More News

Tech in Two

A Critical Device Hack, China's Social Credit, and More News

By Alex Baker-Whitcomb

A Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices

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A Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices

By Lily Hay Newman

Trump's Cyber Czar Is Back—and Wants to Make Hackers Suffer

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Trump's Cyber Czar Is Back—and Wants to Make Hackers Suffer

By Andy Greenberg

New data reveals hackers make huge sums from sexual blackmail

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New data reveals hackers make huge sums from sexual blackmail

By Chris Stokel-Walker

WannaCry Hero Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

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WannaCry Hero Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes

By Brian Barrett

Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How to Get It

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Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How to Get It

By Lily Hay Newman

Alex Stamos Details His ‘Observatory’ for Internet Abuse

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Alex Stamos Details His ‘Observatory’ for Internet Abuse

By Andy Greenberg

$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late

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$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late

By Lily Hay Newman

Here's the Malware You Should Actually Worry About

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Here's the Malware You Should Actually Worry About

By Lily Hay Newman

Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions

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Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions

By Emily Dreyfuss

Europe's Weeklong Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a Warning

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Europe's Weeklong Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a Warning

By Lily Hay Newman

AI is helping UK police tackle child abuse way quicker than before

Crime

AI is helping UK police tackle child abuse way quicker than before

By Matt Burgess

China Distributes Spyware at Its Border and Beyond

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China Distributes Spyware at Its Border and Beyond

By Lily Hay Newman

The Infrastructure Mess Causing Countless Internet Outages

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The Infrastructure Mess Causing Countless Internet Outages

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Used Two Firefox Zero Days to Hit a Crypto Exchange

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Hackers Used Two Firefox Zero Days to Hit a Crypto Exchange

By Emily Dreyfuss

Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Data Sets Private

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Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Data Sets Private

By Lily Hay Newman

How Not To Prevent a Cyberwar With Russia

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How Not To Prevent a Cyberwar With Russia

By Andy Greenberg

A Plan to Stop Breaches With Dead Simple Database Encryption

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A Plan to Stop Breaches With Dead Simple Database Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman

Telegram CEO Says China Is Behind DDoS Attack

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Telegram CEO Says China Is Behind DDoS Attack

By Emily Dreyfuss

Google's Push to Close a Major Encrypted Web Loophole

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Google's Push to Close a Major Encrypted Web Loophole

By Lily Hay Newman