Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Congressional Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee released a report this week pinpointing more than $20.9 billion in consumer losses stemming from identity theft that…
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This Is the System That Intercepted Iran’s Missiles Over the UAE
After Israel and the US launched joint attacks on Iran on Saturday, Tehran responded with missile attacks across the Gulf, targeting US military bases in…
Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes
Residents across Tehran and other Iranian cities were jolted awake by sounds of loud explosions in the early hours of Saturday morning, as Israel and…
The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran
More recently, Iran has been a regular adversary in cyberspace—and while it hasn’t demonstrated quite the acuity of Russia or China, Iran is “good at…
War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go
Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as some analysts predict that it could soon reach…
Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow but vital oil trade route in the Middle East—has almost ground to a halt since the start of…
How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet
Coordinated Israeli and American strikes hit a military compound in Tehran on Saturday, killing dozens of senior regime figures including Iran’s supreme leader, Ali al-Khamenei.…
A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
Google notes that Apple patched vulnerabilities used by Coruna in the latest versions of its mobile operating system, iOS 26, so its exploitation techniques are…
How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers
Computers leak secrets. Not just through invasive ad tracking, data-stealing malware, and your ill-advised oversharing on social media, but through physics. The movements of a…
How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time
Elie Habib doesn’t work in the defense or intelligence industries. Instead, he runs Anghami, one of the Middle East’s largest music streaming platforms. But as…
The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem
After a tenure marked by controversy and a contentious week of Congressional hearings, secretary Kristi Noem is out as head of the Department of Homeland…
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’
For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, internet-connected…