The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem.
Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll
As a graduation prank, four high school students hijacked 500 screens across six school buildings to troll their classmates and teachers.
Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ Can Crash Old Hard Drives
Plus: The Twilio hack snags a reporter, a new tool to check for spyware, and the Canadian weed pipeline gets hit by a cyberattack.
Spyware Hunters Are Expanding Their Toolset
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This invasive malware isn’t just for phones—it can target your PC, too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat.
A New Tractor Jailbreak Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave
A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company’s farm equipment.
Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.
A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS
An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.
Zoom’s Auto-Update Feature Came With Hidden Risks on Mac
The popular video meeting app makes it easy to keep the software up to date—but it also introduced vulnerabilities.
The US Offers a $10M Bounty for Intel on Conti Ransomware Gang
The State Department organization has called for people to share details about five key members of the hacking group.
Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’
The Zero Day Initiative has found a concerning uptick in security updates that fail to fix vulnerabilities.