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Cyberattacks and Hacks

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

Bad to the Bone

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections

How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards

You Got Picked

How Hackers Extracted the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ to Clone HID Keycards

Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

Downtime

Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use&-and Abuse

Nick of Time

Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

Inside Out

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

Return to Sender

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

Bad Vibrations

Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

Sub-version

A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

Leveling Up

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Hamstrung

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Security Roundup

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

Zapped

A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

Grab and Run

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him&-and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

oops

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

Lurkers

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

Stone Cold

How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

Security Roundup

The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

Taking Advantage

Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

Breaking the Rules

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages

Unhappy Places

Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages