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Supposedly Quantum-Proof Encryption Cracked by Basic-Ass PC

An encryption algorithm that was supposed to stand up to attacks from the future's most powerful computers was…

Lucas Ropek

8/02/22 5:05PM

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How It Feels When Bed Bath & Beyond Thinks You're Pregnant

One woman received a maternity coupon addressed to her daughter the same day she read a Gizmodo investigation into…

Kyle Barr

8/01/22 5:45PM

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These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret

Gizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as "actively pregnant"…

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7/30/22 7:30AM

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Hundreds of Nuclear Radiation Monitors Were Allegedly Hacked by Former Repairmen

Spanish police say the men were behind a series of cyberattacks that interfered with the nation's ability to monitor…

Lucas Ropek

7/29/22 3:35PM

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Hong Kong on Covid Tracing App: Security Flaws? What Security Flaws?

Cybersecurity researchers say they discovered a host of security issues with the city's official covid app, but the…

Lucas Ropek

7/28/22 5:17PM

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Blacklist and Bankrupt Abusive Spyware Makers, Researchers Tell Congress

The House Intelligence Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the dangers posed by commercial…

Lucas Ropek

7/27/22 6:00PM

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New Reports Show How Ad Accounts Are Being Hijacked Thanks to Phishing on LinkedIn

Hackers have been going after Facebook ad accounts for years, but multiple reports show how LinkedIn has become a…

Kyle Barr

7/27/22 12:05PM

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Anti-Vaxxers Looking for Love Had Their Data Exposed

A dating app for the unvaccinated, Unjected, left user data totally unprotected, according to new research.

Lucas Ropek

7/26/22 5:11PM

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What Is ‘Pig Butchering,’ the Crypto Scam That's Flooding the FBI's Phone Lines?

The con is a bizarre mashup of a romance scam and an investment scheme.

Lucas Ropek

7/23/22 8:30AM

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A Hacker Is Trying to Sell Data on 69 Million Neopets Users

The digital pets company got hacked, and now the crook wants somebody to buy the data for bitcoin.

Lucas Ropek

7/21/22 3:25PM

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'Life Threatening:' You Need to Stop Using This Car GPS System Right Now

A Chinese GPS tracker with nearly half a million customers has security flaws that could let a hacker cut fuel to a…

Lucas Ropek

7/20/22 6:13PM

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Feds Seize Hospital's $500k Ransom Payment from North Korean Hackers

Hackers in the "Maui" group took control of a hospital's servers last year and threatened to double the ransom if it…

Lucas Ropek

7/19/22 3:36PM

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Ex-CIA Employee Convicted of Leaking 'Vault 7' Secrets to Wikileaks

The leak, among the largest ever to affect the CIA, showed the agency could hack smart TVs, Skype accounts, and lots…

Lucas Ropek

7/14/22 8:45AM

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TikTok Hits Pause on Its Most Controversial Privacy Update Yet

The company planned to unleash targeted ads onto users, even if they didn't consent. Italy warned against it.

Shoshana Wodinsky

7/12/22 2:40PM

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An Unfixed, Untraceable Hack Can Unlock and Start Your Honda Remotely

The security research resembles research published earlier this year, but new demonstrates an even broader…

Lucas Ropek

7/12/22 7:00AM

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Apple Debuts 'Lockdown Mode' to Protect iPhone Users From Mercenary Spyware Attacks

After years of spyware attacks on high-profile iPhone users, Apple is rolling out a new feature designed to "harden"…

Lucas Ropek

7/06/22 4:50PM

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5 Cyber Stories You Missed This Week

Hacks, breaches, and bugs. There's plenty of that kind of thing going around lately.

Lucas Ropek

7/03/22 8:00PM

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A New Firefox Update Can Stop Certain URLs from Tracking You Around the Web

A new privacy feature from Mozilla strips URLs of parameters that follows a user's clicks on links that target you…

Kyle Barr

6/29/22 3:54PM

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California Gun Owners Had Lots of Their Data Exposed by the State Government

A state website launched Monday for gun owners was supposed to “increase transparency and information sharing.” It…

Lucas Ropek

6/29/22 3:44PM

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A Hacker Gang Claims It Stole AMD's Data. Were Bad Passwords Responsible?

The graphics cards company says it's looking into claims made by a relatively new cybercriminal group. Did its…

Lucas Ropek

6/28/22 5:54PM

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