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US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

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The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had used clever techniques to worm into home networks, infecting more than 3 million devices in total, according to the US Justice Department.

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Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

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A powerful iPhone-hacking technique known as DarkSword has been discovered in use by Russian hackers. It can take over devices running iOS 18 that simply visit infected websites.

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A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

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Plus: A porn-quitting app exposed the masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users, Russian hackers are trying to take over people’s Signal accounts, and more.

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How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

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Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran’s use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.

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GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

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Delivery apps are glitching and navigation routes are changing abruptly thanks to electronic warfare disrupting the satellite signals that power everything from missiles to your ride home.

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CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

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Plus: Proton helped the FBI identify a protester, the Leakbase cybercrime forum was busted in an international operation, and more.

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From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’

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New research shows hundreds of attempts by apparent Iranian state hackers to hijack consumer-grade cameras, timed to missile and drone strikes. Israel, Russia, and Ukraine have also adopted this trick.

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How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

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A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ electromagnetic and acoustic leaks—a spying trick the NSA once codenamed TEMPEST.

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A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

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A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.

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Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran

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New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

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