Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 09:30:00 +0000
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 17:24:34 +0000
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site’s users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000
Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:45 +0000
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000
Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it.
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