Cyberattacks and Hacks
Security Roundup
How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000
Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.
Andrew Couts
Security Roundup
How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend
Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra
Streisand Effect
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
Andy Greenberg
Bad Memory
Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Lily Hay Newman
Security Roundup
US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked
Lily Hay Newman
Memory Loss
A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data
Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess
Security Roundup
A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay
Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess
Trusted Sources
The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News
Andrew Couts and Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits
Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg