Cyberattacks and Hacks
Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.
Security Roundup
The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess
Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.
By Matt Burgess and Andrew Couts
Undeterred
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
By Andy Greenberg
Going Global
A Hacker Group Within Russia’s Notorious Sandworm Unit Is Breaching Western Networks
By Andy Greenberg
Rug Pull
The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Downward Spiral
Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman
Hidden Cracks
DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Basic Problems
Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data
By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess
All Wheel Spies
Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of Cars
By Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches
By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg
Burned
Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants
By Lily Hay Newman
Being Diplomatic
Biden's Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight
By Eric Geller
Boom Times
The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Overexposed
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your locations
By Joseph Cox
Security Roundup
Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
By Andrew Couts, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman