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April 7, 2026
Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
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April 4, 2026
Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
Plus: The FBI says a recent hack of its wiretap tools poses a national security risk, attackers stole Cisco source code as part of an ongoing supply chain hacking spree, and more.
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April 1, 2026
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
As DarkSword spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will enable iOS 18-specific fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on that iOS version rather than force them to update to iOS 26.
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March 27, 2026
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
Plus: Apple makes big claims about the effectiveness of its Lockdown Mode anti-spyware feature, Russia moves to implement homegrown encryption for 5G, and more.
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March 21, 2026
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and more.
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March 20, 2026
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks
The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department.
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March 19, 2026
Hundreds of millions of iPhones can be hacked with a new tool found in the wild
DarkSword, a powerful iPhone-hacking technique, has been discovered in use by Russian hackers.
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March 18, 2026
Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
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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March 14, 2026
A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files
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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March 12, 2026
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
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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March 7, 2026
From Iran to Ukraine, everyone's trying to hack security cameras
Research shows apparent Iranian state hackers trying to hijack consumer-grade cameras.
arstechnica.com
March 7, 2026
CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations
Plus: Proton helped the FBI identify a protester, the Leakbase cybercrime forum was busted in an international operation, and more.
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March 6, 2026
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’
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 tr...
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March 4, 2026
How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers
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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March 3, 2026
A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
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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February 28, 2026
Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums
Plus: The top US cyber agency falls into shambles, AI models develop an upsetting penchant for nuclear weapons, and more.
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February 21, 2026
Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
Plus: The cybersecurity community grapples with Epstein files revelations, the US State Department plans an online anti-censorship “portal” for the world, and more.
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February 19, 2026
An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years
A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed de...
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February 19, 2026
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
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February 12, 2026
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
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February 7, 2026
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
Plus: Apple’s Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporter’s phone, Elon Musk’s Starlink cuts off Russian forces, and more.
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January 29, 2026
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company's stuffed animals.
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January 27, 2026
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
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