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May 12, 2021 • 7min
VPN Hacks Are a Slow-Motion Disaster
Recent spying attacks against Pulse Secure VPN are just the latest example of a long-simmering cybersecurity meltdown.
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May 11, 2021 • 7min
Apple’s Ransomware Mess Is the Future of Online Extortion
This week, hackers stole confidential schematics from a third-party supplier and demanded $50 million not to release them.
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May 10, 2021 • 6min
A Clubhouse Bug Let People Lurk in Rooms Invisibly
 The vulnerabilities opened the door to “ghosts” hiding in and disrupting rooms, where moderators would be unable to mute them.
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May 7, 2021 • 5min
Palestinian Hackers Tricked Victims Into Installing iOS Spyware
The groups used social engineering techniques on Facebook to direct targets to a wide range of malware, including custom tools.
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May 6, 2021 • 6min
A New Facebook Bug Exposes Millions of Email Addresses
A recently discovered vulnerability discloses user email addresses even when they’re set to private.
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May 5, 2021 • 7min
The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define
In a Senate briefing, the heads of the major intelligence agencies warned the public about dangers that offer no easy solutions.
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May 4, 2021 • 7min
100 Million More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won't Be the Last
The Name:Wreck flaws in TCP/IP are the latest in a series of vulnerabilities with global implications.
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May 3, 2021 • 8min
US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's Rules
The US has sent a loud message to Moscow—though what it's saying isn’t exactly clear.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 8min
The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China’s Hacking Spree
The agency's approach to protecting vulnerable victims of the recent Hafnium attack manages to be at once controversial and refreshingly restrained.Â
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Apr 29, 2021 • 9min
Facebook Had Years to Fix the Flaw That Leaked 500M Users' Data
Software makers can't catch every bug every time, but Facebook had ample warning about the privacy problems with its “contact import” feature.
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