Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: The US Justice Department indicts three Iranians over Trump campaign hack, EU regulators fine Meta $100 million for a password security lapse, and the Tor Project enters a new phase.
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Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A handful of Tesla’s electric pickup trucks are armed and ready for battle in the hands of Chechen forces fighting in Ukraine as part of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Can the EV take the heat?
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will—the latest in a plague of web bugs that’s affected a dozen carmakers.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: The FBI dismantles the largest-ever China-backed botnet, the DOJ charges two men with a $243 million crypto theft, Apple’s MacOS Sequoia breaks cybersecurity tools, and more.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:16:21 +0000
The explosion of thousands of rigged pagers and walkie-talkies will likely make Hezbollah operatives fear any means of electronic communication. It’s having the same effect on the Lebanese population.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:57:47 +0000
Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:02:41 +0000
In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths.
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Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:31:41 +0000
At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:55:30 +0000
Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.
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