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Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

Balancing Act

Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

By Lily Hay Newman

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

Forgeries

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

By Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

Injustice

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

By Andy Greenberg

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Security Roundup

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

By Andy Greenberg

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

Work Hazard

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

By Lily Hay Newman

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Security Boost

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

By Lily Hay Newman

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Karma

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

By Matt Burgess

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

Security Roundup

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

Losing Control

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

By Lily Hay Newman

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Watch Dogs

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

By Lily Hay Newman

A Peek Inside the FBI's Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet

Follower Count

A Peek Inside the FBI's Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet

By Mark Harris

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

Security Roundup

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

By Lily Hay Newman

Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

Code of Misconduct

Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

By Lily Hay Newman

Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

Security Roundup

Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

By Dhruv Mehrotra

‘Dark Ships’ Emerge From the Shadows of the Nord Stream Mystery

Lurkers

‘Dark Ships’ Emerge From the Shadows of the Nord Stream Mystery

By Matt Burgess

Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

Partners in Crime

Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

By Lily Hay Newman

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

Fowl Play

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

By Matt Burgess

Russia’s Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless

Persistent Threat

Russia’s Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless

By Andy Greenberg

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

Windfalls

IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash

By Andy Greenberg

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

Security Roundup

TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data

By Lily Hay Newman and Andrew Couts