Cyberattacks and Hacks
Boom Times
The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says
Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.
Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Security Roundup
Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Andrew Couts, Andy Greenberg, and Lily Hay Newman
Security Roundup
Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats
Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts
Security Roundup
Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers
Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts
Seek and Destroy
A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
Lily Hay Newman
Blinded by the Light
Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System
Aarian Marshall
Hop to It
Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andrew Couts
All Ears
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Follower Count
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won
Caroline Haskins