Brian Barrett
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Russia Wants to Label Meta an ‘Extremist Organization’
Plus: A satellite hack, ransomware extradition, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
DDoS Attempts Hit Russia as Ukraine Conflict Intensifies
Plus: Hacker recruits, NFT thefts, and more of the week’s top security news. → Read More
A $320 Million Crypto Hack Sends the DeFi World Reeling
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A DDoS Attack Wiped Out Andorra's Internet
Plus: Securing US water systems, the FBI's NSO Group dealings, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A Teen Took Control of Teslas by Hacking a Third-Party App
Plus: Open source sabotage, Ukrainian website hacks, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
Norton Put a Cryptominer in Its Antivirus Software
Plus: NFT thefts, a ransomware wave in schools, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal
So far, Log4Shell has resulted mostly in cryptomining and a little espionage. The really bad stuff is just around the corner. → Read More
US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange
Plus: Bluetooth security, a Brazil hack, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients
Plus: A Ubiquiti hack revelation, predictive policing, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
The Pentagon Set Up a UFO Office
Plus: An Apple lawsuit, a GoDaddy breach, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist
Plus: An FBI email hack, a cam site data leak, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
Someone Snuck a Card Skimmer Into Costco to Steal Shopper Data
Plus: A Robinhood breach, NSO Group spyware, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers
Plus: A ‘Trojan Source’ bug, Russian hackers exposed, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last
An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it. → Read More
Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests
Operation Dark HunTor spanned eight countries—and put the focus on sellers more than marketplaces. → Read More
I Used Facebook Without the Algorithm, and You Can Too
Making your News Feed chronological is an enlightening look at what's really happening on the platform. → Read More
Hackers Keep Targeting the US Water Supply
Plus: The biggest Twitch hack, an iOS zero day, and more of the week's top security news. → Read More
A Telegram Bot Told Iranian Hackers When They Got a Hit
APT35 may not be the most dangerous group out there, but they've got a new phishing trick. → Read More
In Nigeria, Facebook's Outage Revealed a Dangerous Dominance
The platform's shutdown sparked uncertainty and panic. It's time to invest in alternatives. → Read More
How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account
If you've finally hit your breaking point, here's how to say goodbye to Mark Zuckerberg's empire. → Read More