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He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Dirty Jobs

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

By Ali Winston and Jake Hanrahan

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

Zapped

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

By Andy Greenberg

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

Grab and Run

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets

security roundup

Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets

By Dell Cameron and Lily Hay Newman

Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech

Future Investment

Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech

By Luca Zorloni

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

Lurkers

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

By Matt Burgess

This Machine Exposes Privacy Violations

Cookie Monster

This Machine Exposes Privacy Violations

By Brian Merchant

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

Stone Cold

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

By Andy Greenberg

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

Security Roundup

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

Taking Advantage

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

By Lily Hay Newman

How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers

Oops

How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers

By Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg

JD Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows

Paper Trail

JD Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Tim Marchman, and Andrew Couts

Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews

Nick of Time

Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews

By Ali Winston

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

Breaking the Rules

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

By Eric Geller

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

Unhappy Places

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

By Lily Hay Newman

US Senators Secretly Work to Block Safeguards Against Surveillance Abuse

FISA Fight

US Senators Secretly Work to Block Safeguards Against Surveillance Abuse

By Dell Cameron

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

Insurance Policies

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

By Kim Zetter

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

Security Roundup

Spyware Users Exposed in Major Data Breach

By Andrew Couts

The Sweeping Danger of the AT&T Phone Records Breach

Breaking Records

The Sweeping Danger of the AT&T Phone Records Breach

By Lily Hay Newman

Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage

Crypto Woes

Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage

By Andy Greenberg