China Hacks US Critical Networks in Guam, Raising Cyberwar Fears
As state-sponsored hackers working on behalf of Russia, Iran, and North Korea have for years wreaked havoc with disruptive cyberattacks across the globe, China’s military…
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Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto
Despite that trend away from dark-web fentanyl sales, four members of the US Congress this week reintroduced a bill called the Dark Web Interdiction Act…
There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security
As software supply chain attacks have emerged as an everyday threat, where bad actors poison a step in the development or distribution process, the tech…
Leaked Government Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
Jakubowska, who reviewed the document, says that several countries appear to say they would give police access to people’s encrypted messages and communications. Comments from…
Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism
Europe’s GDPR has just dealt its biggest hammer blow yet. Almost exactly five years since the continent’s strict data rules came into force, Meta has…
The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
At the beginning of May, Google released eight new top-level domains (TLDs)—the suffixes at the end of URLs, like “.com” or “.uk.” These little addendums…
A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million
But wait, there’s more. Each week we round up the security stories we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click on the headlines to read the…
The Underground History of Turla, Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group
Ask Western cybersecurity intelligence analysts who their “favorite” group of foreign state-sponsored hackers is—the adversary they can’t help but grudgingly admire and obsessively study—and most…
How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban
Montana’s TikTok ban is a technological nightmare. Experts warn it will be incredibly difficult for officials to enforce and incredibly easy for almost anyone to…
A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks
Russian security firm Kaspersky today released new research that adds another piece to the puzzle of a hacker group whose operations appear to stretch back…
Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It
On May 16, Google announced new plans to delete accounts that have been inactive for two years, as well as accounts that were created and…
The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It
Each year, at the request of police and intelligence agents across the country, the United States Postal Service conducts surveillance on physical pieces of mail…