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Cyberattacks and Hacks

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

DDoS RIP

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

Andy Greenberg

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

Update Now

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

Andy Greenberg

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Security Roundup

A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Andy Greenberg, Maddy Varner, and Andrew Couts

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Chaos Agent

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Lily Hay Newman

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

Losing Track

GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

Carla Sertin

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Security Roundup

CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’

Spy Cams

From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’

Andy Greenberg

How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

Side-Channeling

How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

Andy Greenberg

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

Wild Thing

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

Andy Greenberg

Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran

Blast Radius

Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran

Matt Burgess

Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes

Silence Notifications

Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes

Ruchi Kumar

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

Security Roundup

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Maddy Varner

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

Lost Fortunes

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

Dell Cameron

Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Security Roundup

Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

Major Threat

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

Lily Hay Newman

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

Security Roundup

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

Security Roundup

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China

Noted

Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

Security Roundup

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andy Greenberg

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

Snowden of Scammers

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

Andy Greenberg