The Worst Hacks of 2022
With the pandemic evolving into an amorphous new phase and political polarization on the rise around the world, 2022 was an uneasy and often perplexing…
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LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager
This means that LastPass users should go through their vaults and take extra steps to protect themselves—including changing all of their passwords. Start by turning…
Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians
But for anyone involved in fending off Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine over the past eight years, Russia’s preference for civilian over military targets has long…
Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
During its brutal war in Ukraine, Russian troops have burnt cities to the ground, raped and tortured civilians, and committed scores of potential war crimes. On November 23,…
5 Best Password Managers (2022): Features, Pricing, and Tips
There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux, as well as extensions for all major web browsers. Bitwarden also has support for Windows…
Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups
Apple announced today that it is launching expanded end-to-end encryption protections in its iCloud service. The company already offers the vital security feature for some…
Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here’s What’s Next
In August 2021, Apple announced a plan to scan photos that users stored in iCloud for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The tool was meant…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are a Feast for Conspiracy Theorists
It has become established rhetoric among the political right that suppressing the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was nothing short of a conspiracy between the…
Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach
The human resources, payroll, and benefits management company Sequoia said in disclosures to customers at the beginning of the month that it detected unauthorized access…
Lensa AI and ‘Magic Avatars’: What to Know Before Using the App
Has the stale selfie that’s served as your profile picture gone a little too long without a refresh? You’ve likely seen friends using the Lensa AI app to…
Log4j’s Log4Shell Vulnerability: One Year Later, It’s Still Lurking
Apache had to scramble at the beginning of December 2021 to be ready to release patches for Log4Shell when it publicly disclosed the situation on…
Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid
We at WIRED have written plenty about the threat that cyberattacks pose to power grids worldwide. But lately, the most significant attacks on electrical systems…