The Worst Hacks of 2018: Marriott, Atlanta, Quora, and More

From the Marriott and Facebook meltdowns to state-sponsored assaults, 2018 was an eventful year for cybercrime.

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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2018: Trump, Zuck and More

From Donald Trump to Russian hackers, these are the most dangerous characters we've been watching online in 2018.

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We’re all Just Starting to Realize the Power of Personal Data

This year revealed consumers have a lot more to learn about what happens to their information online.

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The Most-Read Security Stories of 2018

This year saw the most devastating cyberattack in history, a gang of teen hackers, and so much Mueller news.

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Pan Am Flight 103: Robert Mueller’s 30-Year Search for Justice

In December 1988 a bomb downed a Pan Am jet, leaving 270 dead. It was the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists. As the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, Robert Mueller oversaw the case. And for him, it was personal.

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Privacy Law Showdown Between Congress and Tech Looms in 2019

Lawmakers spend the better part of 2018 talking tough to tech companies. Now the pressure is on for Congress to act.

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How China Helped Make the Internet Less Free in 2018

Tech companies, democratic governments, and civil society need to work together to fight back against growing surveillance and censorship online.

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Cryptojacking Took Over the Internet in 2018

Move over, ransomware. Cryptojacking is officially the scourge of the internet.

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A NASA Hack, a PewDiePie Fan, and More Security News

Amazon sends Echo recordings to the wrong person, Russians tried to get US Treasury dirt on Clinton donors, and more of the week's top security news.

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In Project Maven's Wake, the Pentagon Seeks AI Tech Talent

The Defense Department wants to use AI in warfare. In the aftermath of Project Maven, it still needs Big Tech’s help.

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How China’s Elite Spies Stole the World’s Secrets

A new Justice Department indictment outlines how Chinese hackers allegedly compromised data from companies in a dozen countries in a single intrusion.

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Hacking Diplomatic Cables Is Expected. Exposing Them Is Not

Spies try to access government communications all the time. But an incident this week tested the limits of what happens when those compromises get discovered.

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A Devious Phishing Scam Targets Apple App Store Customers

Be on the lookout for emails that claim to be from the App Store.

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What the US Can Learn from Israel and China's Collaboration

Opinion: What we can learn from Israel's surprising technological ties with with China.

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The Iran Hacks Cybersecurity Experts Feared May Be Here

An uptick in potentially Iran-related hacking since the nuclear deal collapsed spells trouble for the US and allies.

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Amnesty Report: Twitter Abuse Toward Women Is Rampant

Frustrated by Twitter's silence on abuse against women, Amnesty International crowdsourced its own data and found that the platform was especially toxic for black women.

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Russia Targeted Black Americans, Exploiting Racial Tensions

A new report documents how the Internet Research Agency had a much more sustained, deliberate focus on black Americans.

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How Instagram Became the Russian IRA's Go-To Social Network

A Senate report finds that Russia's Internet Research Agency was far more active, and more successful, on Instagram in 2017 than on Facebook or Twitter.

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How Russian Trolls Used Meme Warfare to Divide America

A new report for the Senate exposes how the IRA used every major social media platform to target Americans before and after the 2016 election.

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Facebook or YouTube Down? What We All Do When Sites Crash

What happens when Instagram glitches or Slack stalls? Spoiler: We don’t log off—we just scurry off to different (sometimes darker) corners of the web.

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A Complete Guide to All 17 (Known) Trump and Russia Investigations

The investigation in to Russian interference and Donald Trump has sprung so many offshoots, it's hard to keep track. Here's a comprehensive list. It's long.

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Taylor Swift's Facial Recognition, the Year's Worst Passwords, and More Security News This Week

Chinese hackers targeting the Navy, charity scammers, and more security news this week.

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Facebook Exposed 6.8 Million Users' Photos to Cap Off a Terrible 2018

In the latest in its long string of 2018 incidents, Facebook let developers access the private photos of millions of users.

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At a New York Privacy Pop-Up, Facebook Sells Itself

The one-day pop-up kiosk is meant to show that Facebook takes users’ privacy concerns seriously. It also was an opportunity to gather more data.

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Nationwide Bomb Threats Look Like New Spin on an Old Bitcoin Scam

Apparent bitcoin scammers caused chaos across the US Thursday, radically escalating longstanding tactics.

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Facebook Bug Bounty Makes Biggest Payout Yet

Despite Cambridge Analytica and a damaging hack, Facebook's bug bounty program offers a bright spot.

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9 Trumpworld Figures That Should Fear Mueller the Most

After Michael Cohen's sentencing, plenty more people and entities in Trump's orbit potentially sit in the special counsel's crosshairs.

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If China Hacked Marriott, 2014 Marked a Full-on Assault

It increasingly appears that China was behind the Marriott hack, making 2014 a landmark year in cyberattacks against the US.

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Google+ Exposed Data of 52.5 Million Users and Will Shut Down in April

A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse.

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Quora Hacked, Moscow Ransomware, and More Security News This Week

China accusations, Eastern European bank heists, and more of the week's top security news.

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Manafort and Cohen Sentencing Documents Put Donald Trump in Spotlight

The Mueller investigation has a long way to go, but the worst case scenario seems increasingly likely.

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Australia's Encryption-Busting Law Could Impact the World

Australia has passed a law that would require companies to weaken their encryption, a move that could reverberate globally.

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Data Breaches: The Complete WIRED Guide

Everything you ever wanted to know about Equifax, Mariott, and the problem with social security numbers.

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This Company Wants to Use the Blockchain to Stop Phishing

MetaCert has classified 10 billion URLs as either safe, a suspected source of phishes, or unknown.

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14 Questions Robert Mueller Knows the Answer To

The Russia investigation's known unknowns give valuable hints about the special counsel's next moves.

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GOP Email Hack Shows How Bad Midterm Election Meddling Got

Election-related hacking during the midterm season seemed fairly muted, but it turns out that the National Republican Congressional Committee suffered a major breach.

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Foreign Trolls Are Targeting Veterans on Facebook

Opinion: The VA needs to take preventative measures to protect vets—and more broadly, our democracy—from digital manipulation and fraud.

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Nonprofits on Facebook Get Hacked—Then They Really Need Help

Facebook is an enormous platform for charitable giving, but some nonprofit leaders say there aren’t enough resources when something goes wrong.

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How Would NYC's Anti-AirDrop Dick Pic Law Even Work?

The bill's sponsors want cyber flashers to face the same consequences as their offline counterparts, but there are technical and legal hurdles.

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New Scam Apps Take Advantage of iPhone Touch ID

Touch ID is seamless, which makes it great for unlocking your phone—and for App Store scammers.

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iTunes Doesn't Encrypt Downloads—on Purpose

While HTTPS has made the web at large a much safe place, Apple has chosen to forgo it for iTunes and App Store downloads.

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A Dunkin' Donuts Hack, a Fake FedEx Site, and More Security News This Week

Scam centers, exposed massage company data, and more of the week's top security news.

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