Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

5G was supposed to offer new protections against so-called stingray surveillance devices. New research shows it’s anything but.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:29:02 +0000

In a criminal complaint, the FBI detailed how a hacker allegedly stole data from 100 million people—and how she got caught.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:36:02 +0000

Microsoft’s critical vulnerability remains unpatched in hundreds of thousands of computers, and it may already be exploited in secret.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:13:32 +0000

Medtronic and the FDA left an insulin pump with a potentially deadly vulnerability on the market—until researchers who found the flaw showed how bad it could be.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Some deals are too good to be true, even on the most made-up holiday of all.

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000

An Apple Watch bug, a hackable hair straightener, and more security news this week.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Magecart hackers are casting the widest possible net to find vulnerable ecommerce sites—but their method could lead to even bigger problems.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:07:05 +0000

While it at first dismissed the vulnerability, Zoom says it will release a patch Tuesday night.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:18:30 +0000

All it takes is one wrong click, and the popular video conferencing software will put you in a meeting with a stranger.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Modern network intrusions thrive on a counterintuitive trick: stealing passwords from computers that hackers have already compromised.