Drop What You’re Doing and Update iOS, Android, and Windows
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Plus: Major patches dropped this month for Chrome, Firefox, VMware, Cisco, Citrix, and SAP.
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The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 6: Endgame
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000
With AlphaBay shuttered, Operation Bayonet enters its final phase: driving the site’s refugees into a giant trap. But one refugee hatched his own plan.
Read moreA Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
Credit to Author: Mark Harris| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.
Read moreApple Tracks You More Than You Think
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: WikiLeaks’ website is falling apart, tax websites are sending your data to Facebook, and cops take down a big phone-number-spoofing operation.
Read moreRedacted Documents Are Not as Secure as You Think
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Popular redaction tools don’t always work as promised, and new attacks can reveal hidden information, researchers say.
Read moreI Lost $17,000 in Crypto. Here’s How to Avoid My Mistake
Credit to Author: Alexander Webb| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000
I’m not the first person to suffer this fate, but hopefully I can be the last.
Read moreThe US Has a Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:34:51 +0000
Finding high-quality detection canines is hard enough—and the pandemic only dug a deeper hole.
Read moreThe Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000
After months of meticulous planning, investigators finally move in to catch AlphaBay’s mastermind red-handed. Then the case takes a tragic turn.
Read moreAutonomous Vehicles Join the List of US National Security Threats
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:51:57 +0000
Lawmakers are growing concerned about a flood of data-hungry cars from China taking over American streets.
Read moreA Leak Details Apple’s Secret Dirt on Corellium, a Trusted Security Startup
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000
A 500-page document reviewed by WIRED shows that Corellium engaged with several controversial companies, including spyware maker NSO Group.
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