Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:29:57 +0000
Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.
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Credit to Author: WIRED Staff| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
From Elon Musk and Donald Trump to state-sponsored hackers and crypto scammers, this was the year the online agents of chaos gained ground.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
AI voice cloning and deepfakes are supercharging scams. One method to protect your loved ones and yourself is to create secret code words to verify someone’s identity in real time.
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
A free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to people’s home internet networks. Kids are using it to cheat in a VR game while researchers warn of bigger security risks.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:31:00 +0000
The National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:31:43 +0000
In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.
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