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A Hacking Spree Against Iran Spills Out Into the Physical World
Hackers have targeted the country's trains, gas stations, and airline infrastructure, as cyber conflict with Israel continues to escalate.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure
A hacking group is targeting a broad range of organizations, taking advantage of vulnerabilities that have been patched but not yet updated.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills
NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix using a simple trick—until the company blocked their access.
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4 years, 10 months ago
How Iran Tried to Undermine the 2020 US Presidential Election
From faked emails to a hacked voter registration database, a new indictment offers fresh details on the attempted interference.
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4 years, 10 months ago
DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android
The privacy-focused tech company's latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone.
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4 years, 10 months ago
‘Ghostwriter’ Looked Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It's Not
Security researchers have found signs that the pervasive hacking and misinformation campaign comes not from Moscow but from Minsk.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Another Intel Chip Flaw Puts a Slew of Gadgets at Risk
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to the CPU to bypass the security measures protecting some of its most sensitive data.
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4 years, 11 months ago
Hackers Targeted Apple Devices in Hong Kong for Widespread Attack
Visitors to pro-democracy and media sites in the region were infected with malware that could download files, steal data, and more.
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4 years, 11 months ago
The Sneaky Way TikTok Is Connecting You to Real-Life Friends
The social network got huge by ignoring who you know. That's increasingly no longer the case.
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4 years, 11 months ago
The Biggest Ransomware Bust Yet Might Actually Make an Impact
By arresting one alleged hacker associated with REVil and seizing millions from another, the US has made clear that ransomware comes with a cost.
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4 years, 11 months ago