hacks
Security
A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them
By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica
Security
How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter
By Andy Greenberg
Security
Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout
By Andy Greenberg
Security
The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever
By Matt Burgess
Security
Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds
By Andy Greenberg
Security
The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News
By Andrew Couts and Andy Greenberg
Gear
Inside Mirai, the Hack that Broke the Internet
By Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Boone Ashworth
Gear
What to Do When Hackers Crash Your Gene Pool Party
By Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, and Boone Ashworth
Security
They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird
By Andy Greenberg
Security
The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key
By Lily Hay Newman
Security
2 Polish Men Are Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains
By Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts