What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

Although many security experts angrily railed against the media’s portrayal of Lizard Squad as “sophisticated,” people grudgingly came to accept ...
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A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign

For years, a mysterious figure who goes by the handle Stern led the Trickbot ransomware gang and evaded identification—even as ...
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Coinbase Will Reimburse Customers Up to $400 Million After Data Breach

As analysts and governments around the world continue to call attention to North Korean digital fraud, researchers this week published ...
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‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program

In an eleventh-hour scramble before a key contract was set to expire on Tuesday night, the United States Cybersecurity and ...
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End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

Knifings, firebombings, shootings, and murder-for-hire plots—all linked to a splinter group of the 764 crime network called “No Lives Matter.” ...
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The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess

As well as being insecure, the DOGE website heavily leans on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. DOGE’s ...
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Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden
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Schools have faced an onslaught of cyberattacks since the pandemic disrupted education nationwide five years ago, yet district leaders across ...
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The Worst Hacks of 2024

Every year has its own mix of digital security debacles, from the absurd to the sinister, but 2024 was particularly ...
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You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

Scammers are out of control. Every year, fraudsters and cybercriminals make billions by tricking people into parting with their cash. ...
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