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Cyberattacks and Hacks

Book Excerpt

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

On Christmas Day in 2014 hackers knocked out the Xbox and PlayStation gaming networks, impacting how video game companies handled cybersecurity for years.

Joe Tidy

You're Not Ready

See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption

Brian Barrett

You're Not Ready

The Texting Network for the End of the World

Andrew Couts and Dhruv Mehrotra

Red Flagged

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Security Roundup

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Multitasker

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Andy Greenberg

Intrusions

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

Micah Lee

Security Roundup

Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

Lily Hay Newman and Dhruv Mehrotra

Plain Sight

North Korean IT Workers Are Being Exposed on a Massive Scale

Matt Burgess

True Crime

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Attack of the Clones

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

Lily Hay Newman

High Visibility

The Company Behind the Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats

Lily Hay Newman

P@55W0RD

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

Tim Marchman

Phone Wars

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Lily Hay Newman

Poisoned Well

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

Matt Burgess

Security Roundup

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Dhruv Mehrotra

secret agents

North Korea Stole Your Job

Bobbie Johnson

Bad Inventions

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

AI Inside

WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy

Lily Hay Newman

Internet of Flaws

Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

Security Roundup

Pete Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Spirals Out of Control

Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts

Downsides

Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams

Lily Hay Newman