Satellite monitors discovered two vessels with their trackers turned off in the area of the pipeline prior to the suspected sabotage in September.
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Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus
Questions about the Kremlin’s relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue Verification Is a Gift to Scammers
Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems.
Russia’s New Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless
Security researchers see updated tactics and tools—and a tempo change—in the cyberattacks Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency is inflicting on Ukraine.
IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Bitcoin Stash
A year after a billion-dollar seizure of the dark web market’s crypto, the same agency found a giant trove hidden under a different hacker’s floorboards.
TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware.
Apple MacOS Ventura Bug Breaks Third-Party Security Tools
Your anti-malware software may not work if you upgraded to the new operating system. But Apple says a fix is on the way.
A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary.
TikTok’s Security Threat Comes Into Focus
Plus: A Microsoft cloud leak exposed potential customers, new IoT security labels come to the US, and details emerge about Trump’s document stash.
The Hunt for Wikipedia’s Disinformation Moles
Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how.