Articles

12
Oct
'26

PSA: How to check if that Amazon call, email, or text message is a scam

The message verification feature lets you check if outreach is real — or a scam.
2 min read
a photo of Amazon's logo on a building in a background, with blue-tinted windows, and a grey-ish cloud overhead.
07
Oct
'26

What can we learn from the data breaches of FBI and Pentagon personnel records?

Four takeaways from the biggest counterintelligence disasters in recent U.S. history.
5 min read
a photo of a dark room as a fusion technical operations center, with tiled displays on the far wall and several agents sitting at computers with blurry intelligence and maps on their screens.
02
Oct
'26

Assume compromise: Hackers are mass-exploiting Citrix NetScaler systems in ongoing cyberattacks

Organizations around the world are pulling affected Citrix NetScaler servers out of service, causing outages and public-facing disruption.
3 min read
a photo of a bunch of red ethernet cables plugged into ports on a router, in a server rack in a darkened datacenter room; the lights are flashing on the back of the ethernet cables.
30
Sep
'26

How a phone call allowed a hacker to steal millions of people's personal data

Financially motivated hackers are calling and tricking employees into handing over their passwords in highly effective voice-phishing attacks.
9 min read
a photo looking down from the first-person perspective of a person's hands holding an iPhone taking a phone call, the caller ID says "Ruby".
19
Sep
'26

IDScan confirms hackers stole millions of driver's licenses during data breach

The ID verification giant confirmed the breach lasted at least several months and implied that the hackers are extorting the company for a ransom.
4 min read
a photo of a collection of U.S. fake driver's licenses scattered across a table randomly
16
Sep
'26

A breach of over 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver's license photos is an anonymity disaster

The breach links the names and photos of millions of people across North America. One expert said this is likely the largest database of facial images ever breached.
8 min read
a modified and blurry photo of Pete Hegseth's driver's license photo scan available for sale on a dark web search site. some of the data is redacted.
12
Sep
'26

Watch what you say: Apple opens the door to a nightmare world of always-listening tech

Apple's new upcoming ambient audio recording features set a risky precedent in normalizing intrusive surveillance. Privacy experts weigh in.
4 min read
a screenshot from this week's Apple event, which shows a person looking at their Apple Watch on their wrist, which is in the "Rewind" app, and says: "Caesar salad, cobb salad, lentil soup..."
04
Sep
'26

Vigilantism comes for Flock

More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight go next?
9 min read
a photo of a Flock camera on a pole, with a solar panel, cut down and surrounded by green shrubbery, on the side of the road with grass and weeds.
22
Aug
'26

How residential proxy networks are hiding hackers in your home

Security researchers say residential proxy networks present a major threat by allowing hackers to commandeer home and office networks for cybercrime.
14 min read
a photo of the back of a network box, featuring a bunch of red cables and flashing lights.
14
Aug
'26

This quick question can still expose North Korean spies in an instant

Companies are increasingly relying on asking unusual interview questions to weed out sanctioned North Koreans who seek fraudulent employment.
2 min read
a photo on the back of my laptop with a sticker, featuring a cartoon of Kim Jong Un crying, with the words: "Don't hire a spy, say something to make Kim cry." I made this sticker!
09
Aug
'26

The top highlights from Black Hat, Def Con, and BSides Las Vegas 2026, if you couldn't make it in person

Live vicariously through 2026's top cybersecurity conferences with live streams.
7 min read
a photo of a glitchy-art look over the Def Con 34 badge, featuring an orange circuit board
07
Aug
'26

Microsoft wins 'lamest vendor' at Pwnie Awards 2026 for threatening security researchers with legal action

"This is a shame award. Don't forget to feel that shame."
3 min read
a screenshot from the Pwnie Awards live stream, which reads: "You found this? We'll see you in court," naming Microsoft.