Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine
When a bad software update from the security firm CrowdStrike inadvertently caused digital chaos around the world last month, the first signs were Windows computers…
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Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse
Researchers have long known that they can glean hidden information about the inner workings of a website by measuring the amount of time different requests…
Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine
Among the other attacks created by Bargury is a demonstration of how a hacker—who, again, must already have hijacked an email account—can gain access to…
USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation
Smith trawled Reddit and other online sources to find people reporting the scam and the URLs being used, which he subsequently published. Some of the…
Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes
“I think I’ve created the first laser microphone that’s actually modulated in the radio frequency domain,” Kamkar says. “Once I have a radio signal, I…
Inside the Dark World of Doxing for Profit
Since the early 1990s, people have used doxing as a toxic way to strike digital revenge—stripping away someone’s anonymity by unmasking their identity online. But…
A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits
New research being presented at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas today shows that a vulnerability in Windows Update could be exploited to…
A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks
“It’s not just that the water goes out, it’s that when the sole wastewater facility in your community is down really bad things start to…
How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk
If anything, the military has impinged on CISA’s territory—not the other way around—out of exasperation with the civilian agency’s constrained resources, says Montgomery, a retired…
US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
If it seems like there’s suddenly a whole lot more data breaches, you may be right. Part of this apparent spike is thanks to the…
Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Databases containing sensitive voter information from multiple counties in Illinois were openly accessible on the internet, revealing 4.6 million records that included driver’s license numbers…
He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists
Listing the Atomwaffen Division and the Order of Nine Angles as a lasting influence, Butcher also disclosed the nature of MKU’s “alliance” with 764, which…