Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine
[ad_1] Users of the cryptocurrency exchange Celsius are in danger. Last week, as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, the company submitted a 14,500-page document that appears to contain the full…
Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem
[ad_1] There were global ripples in tech policy this week as VPN providers were forced to pull out of India as the country’s new data collection law takes hold, and…
Are You a Victim of Crypto Crime? Good Luck Getting Help
[ad_1] Most day-to-day crime-fighting gets done at the local level, but when it comes to crypto crime, local law enforcement is not prepared to pick up the slack. Many smaller…
A Matrix Update Patches Serious End-to-End Encryption Flaws
[ad_1] Developers of the open source Matrix messenger protocol have released an update to fix critical end-to-end encryption vulnerabilities that subvert the confidentiality and authentication guarantees that have been key…
Mystery Hackers Are ‘Hyperjacking’ Targets for Insidious Spying
[ad_1] For decades, virtualization software has offered a way to vastly multiply computers’ efficiency, hosting entire collections of computers as “virtual machines” on just one physical computer. And for almost…
The Dire Warnings in the Lapsus$ Hacker Joyride
[ad_1] “At the end of the day, the flexibility of how you can abuse corporate accounts to move laterally and pivot over to other applications in the cloud—there are just…
Slack and Teams’ Lax App Security Raises Alarms
[ad_1] Collaboration apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams have become the connective tissue of the modern workplace, tying together users with everything from messaging to scheduling to video conference tools.…
The Deep Roots of Nigeria’s Cybersecurity Problem
[ad_1] On April 3, Website Planet was running a web-mapping project when it discovered unsecured AWS S3 data buckets belonging to a state health agency in Nigeria. These buckets contained…
The Uber Hack’s Devastation Is Just Starting to Reveal Itself
[ad_1] On Thursday evening, ride-share giant Uber confirmed that it was responding to “a cybersecurity incident” and was contacting law enforcement about the breach. An entity that claims to be…
The UN Wants to Curb Anti-Satellite Missile Tests
[ad_1] Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also created challenges for space diplomacy. At the UN meeting, several diplomats expressed support for Ukrainians in their statements. Each time, the Russian delegate…
Ukraine’s Cyberwar Chief Sounds Like He’s Winning
[ad_1] The database Shchyhol and his institution developed helped Ukraine repel an attack against a Ukrainian energy-generating company Russia launched earlier this year. “They used the same virus for that…
How Whistleblowers Navigate a Security Minefield
[ad_1] Initial contact is just the start. Beyond this—once Whistleblower Aid has signed on clients—it recommends using Signal for most messaging. “A lot of time is spent trying to keep…
Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware
[ad_1] Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone to Vladimir Putin’s plan: Its troops have suffered devastating losses, failed to capture key Ukrainian cities, and been pushed back toward Russia.…
Police Across US Bypass Warrants With Mass Location-Tracking Tool
[ad_1] As summer winds down, researchers warned this week about systemic vulnerabilities in mobile app infrastructure, as well as a new iOS security flaw and one in TikTok. And new…
A Windows 11 Automation Tool Can Easily Be Hijacked
[ad_1] Automating mundane work tasks has become easier over the past few years. Using drag-and-drop automation software, you can track your working hours in a spreadsheet or automatically create a…
A US Propaganda Operation Hit Russia and China With Memes
[ad_1] This week, former Twitter chief security officer Peiter “Mudge” Zatko filed an explosive whistleblower complaint against the company. The allegations, which Twitter contests, claim the social media firm has…
Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll
[ad_1] At 10:55 am on April 30, 2021, all the TV screens and classroom projectors at six schools in Cook County, Illinois, started controlling themselves. Screens that were turned off…
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
[ad_1] Last year in Hungary, six people discovered their phones had been hacked by NSO group’s Pegasus, after they were tipped off by the Pegasus Project, an investigation by 17…
A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave
[ad_1] farmers around the world have turned to tractor hacking so they can bypass the digital locks manufacturers impose on their vehicles. Like insulin pump “looping” and iPhone jailbreaking, this…
A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS
[ad_1] Every time you shut down your Mac, a pop-up appears: “Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now?” Nestled under the prompt is another option most…
The US Offers a $10M Bounty for Intel on Conti Ransomware Gang
[ad_1] Many members of Conti are believed to be based in Russia or surrounding regions. For years, the Kremlin has largely turned a blind eye to cybercriminals based in the…
The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun
[ad_1] “From a high-level view, there are two obvious things that you could try to attack: the signature verification or the hash verification,” Wouters says. The glitch works against the…
Google’s Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch
[ad_1] When Google launched the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro in October 2021, key features included its custom Tensor system-on-a-chip processor and the security benefits of its onboard Titan M2…
An Attack on Albanian Government Suggests New Iranian Aggression
[ad_1] In mid-July, a cyberattack on the Albanian government knocked out state websites and public services for hours. With Russia’s war raging in Ukraine, the Kremlin might seem like the…
You Pay More When Companies Get Hacked
[ad_1] Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for more than 150 days, with no end to the conflict in sight. While Ukrainian troops are having some success with…