A global operation has taken down the notorious botnet in a blow to cybercriminals worldwide.
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Zombie versions of Adobe’s troubled software can still cause problems in systems around the world.
Plus: A security company creeper, Biden’s cyberteam, and the rest of this week’s security news.
The line between browsers and password managers is blurring.
The far-right platform still hasn’t found a US-based home. Where it lands could have serious consequences for its users’ privacy.
Plus: A dark web takedown, a bitcoin scam, and more of the week’s top security news.
Plus: Covid-19 contact tracing privacy, a Nissan source code leak, and more of the week’s top security news.
The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol livestreamed their actions. As social media platforms scramble to remove dangerous content, what will become of all that footage?
The ruling is based not on whether the WikiLeaks founder violated the Espionage Act, but on the implications of subjecting him to the US carceral state.
Plus: Dozens of reporters get hit by an iMessage exploit, continued fallout from the SolarWinds hack, and more of the week’s top security news.
All the most important stories about the biggest hack in years.
Amateur and professional cryptographers, including those at the FBI, had been trying to decode the infamous serial killer’s message to the media for decades.
The European Medicines Agency has released limited details about the cyberattack.
Imperial troops have finally figured out how to do more than charge straight ahead.
The platform has gotten better about stamping out extremist content. But researchers say its policies and algorithms are still too opaque.
Amnesia:33 is the latest in a long line of vulnerabilities that affect countless embedded devices.
Plus: Better Twitter two-factor, a Spotify hack, and more of the week’s top security news.
Efforts to secure the Border Gateway Protocol have picked up critical momentum, including a big assist from Google.
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app.
Ransomware as a service, exposed SMS photos, and more of the week’s top security news.
The vulnerability was found through the company’s bug bounty program, now in its tenth year.
A deepfake bot has been generating explicit, non-consensual images on the platform. The researchers who found it say their warnings have been ignored.
The Pluton security processor will give the software giant an even more prominent role in locking down Windows hardware.
Covid-19 research hacking, the Pentagon’s Photoshop antics, and more of the week’s top security news.
The issues affected users who didn’t upgrade their software, and other Apple services too.
The defendant tried—and failed—to use bitcoin to cover his tracks.
Donald Trump has not yet conceded the presidential race, and may not any time soon. But there’s no evidence whatsoever of a “stolen” election.
Plus: Ransomware hits Capcom, the US seizes Iranian domains, and more of the week’s top security news.
A hacker identified only as Individual X had been sitting on a cryptocurrency gold mine for seven years before the IRS came knocking.
The popular encrypted messaging app now lets you automatically make chats vanish after a week, but look out for a few caveats.
A criminal complaint alleges that a West Virginia man disguised the plastic components as wall hangers and sold hundreds of them online.
Despite the president’s claims of victory, his reelection bid depends on a huge number of votes that have yet to be counted.
Trump’s website gets hacked, a ransomware group calls it quits, and more of the week’s top security news.
The feature is convenient, but it can also leak sensitive data, consume bandwidth, and drain batteries. And some sites are worse than others.
An extortionist has turned a breach of Finland’s Vastaamo mental health services provider into a nightmare for victims.
The Project Zero reverse engineer shuts down some of the world’s most dangerous exploits—along with antiquated hacker stereotypes.
Plus: An Among Us spam attack, China’s favorite vulnerabilities, and more of the week’s top security news.
Plus: Barnes and Noble got hacked, Zoom adds real end-to-end encryption, and more of the week’s top security news.
Plus: A buggy chastity lock, Iranian disinformation, and more of the week’s top security news.
While it’s still far more common on PCs, mobile ransomware has undergone a worrying evolution, new research shows.
Plus: A Grindr bug, a Joker explosion, and more of the week’s top security news.
Plus: A cruel phishing test, ransomware hits Russia, and more of the week’s top security news.
After a girl reported a suspicious TikTok profile, researchers detected aggressive adware in apps that had been downloaded 2.4 million times.
Operation Disruptor is an unprecedented international law enforcement effort, stemming from last year’s seizure of a popular underground bazaar called Wall Street Market.
Mike Postle was on an epic winning streak at a California casino. Veronica Brill thought he had to be playing dirty. Let the chips fall where they may.
Indictments against Iranian hackers, a Veterans Affairs data breach, and more of the week’s top security news.
The Internet Archive and the infrastructure company are teaming up to make sure sites never fully go down.
A group known as Barium allegedly attacked hundreds of targets around the globe—and manipulated in-game goods and currency.
The US government has detained thousands of wireless earbuds on suspicion of being fake Apple goods—despite crystal clear branding from an established company.
Plus: Ransomware holds up schools, Zoom adds two-factor, and more of the week’s top security news.