Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: The Conti ransomware gang shuts down, Canada bans Huawei and ZTE, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

New research from Google’s Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 10:56:57 +0000

To protest the war in Ukraine, WasteRussianTime.today auto-dials Russian government officials, connects them to each other, and lets you listen in to their confusion.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 10:56:57 +0000

To protest the war in Ukraine, WasteRussianTime.today auto-dials Russian government officials, connects them to each other, and lets you listen in to their confusion.

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 19:20:00 +0000

Researchers found a way to exploit the tech that enables Apple’s Find My feature, which could allow attackers to track location when a device is powered down.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 12:30:00 +0000

A biotech threat intelligence group is gaining supporters as urgency mounts around an overlooked vulnerable sector.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

A group of human rights lawyers and investigators has called on the Hague to bring the first-ever “cyber war crimes” charges against Russia’s most dangerous hackers.