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The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key

Any multifactor authentication adds protection, but a physical token is the best bet when it really counts.

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Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?
Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?

When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Eu…

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Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?
Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?

This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing.

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Hands On With Flipper Zero, the Hacker Tool Blowing Up on TikTok
Hands On With Flipper Zero, the Hacker Tool Blowing Up on TikTok

Don’t be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more.

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Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians
Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians

The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine is following a dangerous playbook that began to unfold years ago.

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Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever

Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling.

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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022

From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year.

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The Dangers of Censoring Real-Time Flight Trackers
The Dangers of Censoring Real-Time Flight Trackers

Elon Musk claims plane-tracking data is a risky privacy violation. But the world loses a lot if this information disappears—and that’s already happen…

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Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware
Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

The company has taken measures to mitigate the risks, but security researchers warn of a broader threat.

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Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account
Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground.

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