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Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’

Quality Control

Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’

By Lily Hay Newman

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

Pure Coincidence

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman

Google's Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch

White Hats

Google's Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch

By Lily Hay Newman

A Long-Awaited IoT Reverse Engineering Tool Is Finally Here

DefCon

A Long-Awaited IoT Reverse Engineering Tool Is Finally Here

By Lily Hay Newman

GitHub Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain Attacks

Sign Here

GitHub Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain Attacks

By Lily Hay Newman

The US Emergency Alert System Has Dangerous Flaws

Security Roundup

The US Emergency Alert System Has Dangerous Flaws

By Andrew Couts

An ISP Settled Piracy Lawsuits. Could Users Take the Hit?

Record Scratch

An ISP Settled Piracy Lawsuits. Could Users Take the Hit?

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

A Slack Bug Exposed Some Users’ Hashed Passwords for 5 Years

Slacking Off

A Slack Bug Exposed Some Users’ Hashed Passwords for 5 Years

By Lily Hay Newman

The Microsoft Team Racing to Catch Bugs Before They Happen

Under Pressure

The Microsoft Team Racing to Catch Bugs Before They Happen

By Lily Hay Newman

Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

Mixed Bag

Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

You Pay More When Companies Get Hacked

Security Roundup

You Pay More When Companies Get Hacked

By Matt Burgess

How Tor Is Fighting—and Beating—Russian Censorship

Counter Measures

How Tor Is Fighting—and Beating—Russian Censorship

By Matt Burgess

The January 6 Secret Service Text Scandal Turns Criminal

Security Roundup

The January 6 Secret Service Text Scandal Turns Criminal

By Lily Hay Newman

Gun Database Breach Leaks Details on Thousands of Owners

Security Roundup

Gun Database Breach Leaks Details on Thousands of Owners

By Matt Burgess

The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived

Security Roundup

The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived

By Andrew Couts

Google Warns of New Spyware Targeting iOS and Android Users

Exploits

Google Warns of New Spyware Targeting iOS and Android Users

By Lily Hay Newman

How China Hacked US Phone Networks

Security Roundup

How China Hacked US Phone Networks

By Matt Burgess

Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections

moderation

Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections

By Vittoria Elliott

Apple Just Killed the Password—for Real This Time

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Apple Just Killed the Password—for Real This Time

By Matt Burgess

A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived

Lock and Keyphrase

A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived

By Lily Hay Newman