The First BlueKeep Mass Hacking Is Finally Here—but Don’t Panic
When Microsoft revealed last May that millions of Windows devices had a serious hackable flaw known as BlueKeep—one that could enable an […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
WhatsApp’s Case Against NSO Group Hinges on a Tricky Legal Argument
WhatsApp just took a hard new line against the malware industry, suing notorious Israeli surveillance contractor NSO Group for attacks on more […]
Russian Hackers Are Still Targeting the Olympics
Russia’s state-sponsored hackers have a few predictable fixations: NATO-country embassies. Hillary Clinton. Ukraine. But a less expected target has somehow remained in […]
A Brief History of Russian Hackers’ Evolving False Flags
Deception has always been part of the hacker playbook. But it’s one thing for intruders to hide their tracks, and another to […]
DNC Hackers Resurface, Zuckerberg Talks Free Speech, and More News
A dangerous hacker group resurfaced, Mark Zuckerberg delivered a long-winded defense of Facebook, and Volvo is going green. Here’s the news you […]
Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
A tall, soft-spoken engineer, Soumenkov had a habit of arriving at work late in the morning and staying at Kaspersky’s headquarters well […]
Russia’s Cozy Bear Hackers Resurface With Clever New Tricks
In the notorious 2016 breach of the Democratic National Committee, the group of Russian hackers known as Fancy Bear stole the show, […]
Planting Tiny Spy Chips in Hardware Can Cost as Little as $200
Elkins programmed his tiny stowaway chip to carry out an attack as soon as the firewall boots up in a target’s data […]
A US Election Phishing Attack, Quitting Vaping, and More News
Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted a US presidential candidate, quitting vaping might be harder than you think, and there’s a great deal […]
Iranian Hackers Targeted a US Presidential Candidate
As America hurtles toward another presidential election, the threat of Russian hacking, meddling, and general deleterious behavior has occupied the minds of […]