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An Optical Spy Trick Can Turn Any Shiny Object Into a Bug
Anything from a metallic Rubik’s cube to an aluminum trash can inside a room could give away your private conversations.
Millions of WordPress Sites Got a Forced Update for a Serious Bug
The mandatory patch addressed a critical vulnerability in a widely used plugin that allowed untrusted visitors to download a website’s backups.
The CIA Has Secretly Run a ‘Bulk Collection’ Program
Plus: Vulnerability fixes, the return of EARN IT, and more of the week’s top security news.
The DOJ’s $3.6B Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder Crypto
A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. They didn’t work.
The Alt-Right on Facebook Are Hijacking Canada’s Trucker Blockade
In Ottawa, a protest against vaccine mandates has become an international sensation. American far-right personalities are behind its online rise.
Cryptocurrency Is Funding Ukraine’s Defense—and Its Hacktivists
As Russia continues to amass troops at the border, resistance groups have seen a surge in crypto donations.
A $320 Million Crypto Hack Sends the DeFi World Reeling
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.