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Meet the guy who single-handedly took down North Korea’s internet
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Illustration by Megan J. Goff
Hacking
Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire
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Hacking
Spyware found on phones in Jordan
Inside of a computer
Cybersecurity
Countries fear state-sponsored cyberwar
Illustration by Megan J. Goff
Cybersecurity
Threat-hunter says Iran is stepping up the sophistication of its cyberattacks
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Global Security
China’s dominant role in producing hacking bugs
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Ukraine
Exclusive: Inside an American hunt forward operation in Ukraine
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Hacking
The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man
Costa Rica's president
Cybersecurity
Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
A woman walks with a power plant in the background, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, March 16, 2022. 
Critical State
Ladder theory: Part II
Chinese policemen patrol the bund area in Shanghai, June 1, 2022.
Hacking
Massive data breach in China raises questions around govt’s responsibility in securing data, expert says
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through a hall in the building housing Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. 
Ukraine
Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years — in cyberspace
Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which opened last year, is a big part of the effort in the country to ramp up its defense against cyberattacks. The center’s office is in the heart of the capital, a five-minute drive from Ukraine’s pa
Cybersecurity
Ukraine says it’s ramping up its cyberdefense in light of Russian attacks  
The Department of Justice indicted six officers of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service in October 2020 on charges of hacking and deploying malware.
Ukraine
Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US — but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
Andreina Baduel wears a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "Justice and freedom" and holds a sign with pictures of people during a protest against political prisoners outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, known as the Helicoide, in Caracas
Top of The World
ICC to open investigation over alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela
A logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity expert: Israeli spyware company NSO Group poses ‘a serious threat to phone users’
In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, signs on a bank of computers tell visitors that the machines are not working at the public library in Wilmer, Texas. 
Critical State
Checking in on the pandemic: Part II
Armin Laschet, chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union, CDU, addresses the media during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 17, 2021.
Hacking
A massive security flaw exposed in Germany — then a criminal investigation
A computer monitor is shown in the nearground with a row of tablet computers in the distance under a Microsoft banner.
Top of The World
US and allies accuse China of hacking campaign
A close up photograph of a computer motherboard with circuits and microchips in high contrast light.
Top of The World
Russian-based hacking group REvil disappears from the internet
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Top of The World
‘Formal solution’ reached over Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal
Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown wearing a blue suit and purple tie while pointing with his right hand.
Cybersecurity
NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia
President Putin sits across from President Biden.
Politics
How Joe Biden could increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if their June 16 meeting fails to deter Russia’s ‘harmful’ behavior
Law enforcement officials stand in front of an Operation Trojan Shield logo at a news conference
Cybersecurity
Global police sting raises questions on surveillance and privacy
A tank is shown in the distance with a soldier on top and fire coming out of the barrel.
Top of The World
Israel deploys ground troops to Gaza border as conflict escalates
Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown in a close-up photograph wearing a dark suit and tie and looking off to his right.
Top of The World
Biden administration levels stiff new sanctions against Russia
Then EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, 2017. President-elect Joe Biden is set to pick McCarthy as domestic climate czar.
Top of The World
Biden taps trusted figures to lead US climate fight; FDA says Moderna vaccine is highly protective; SolarWinds hack fallout spreads
The US Treasury Department building is shown from above with its large Greek columns marking the entrance.
Top of The World
Treasury, Commerce departments hacked; Canada receives first COVID-19 vaccine shipment; Hong Kong court denied bail for Jimmy Lai
A computer board is shown with computer chips and other technology attached.
Hacking
US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign
Rows of tall storage columns are show in a UNICEF warehouse.
Top of The World
Cyberespionage hits the vaccine refrigeration process; Iran moves to expand uranium enrichment; US tightens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, formerly known as the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in Mosco
Cybersecurity
Russian hackers: GRU’s Sandworm unit members indicted by US
A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers, left, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice, Oct. 19, 2020.
Top of The World
Six Russian intelligence hackers indicted; US will remove Sudan from terror list; UK scientists to start human challenge trials
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is greeted by US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.
2020 US presidential election
Explainer: How Russia benefits from disrupting the US election, again
Department of Homeland Security acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli speaks during an event at DHS headquarters in Washington, Sept. 9, 2020.
Top of The World
DHS faces whistleblower claims; new fire at Beirut’s port; second blaze rips through Moria camp
People walk past a Wechat Pay sign at the Tencent company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Aug. 7, 2020.
US-China relations
WeChat users in the US rankled by potential ban on the app
Adam Schiff walks to a briefing.
Elections
Schiff warns Congress must be prepared for foreign interference in 2020 election
A row of brick shelters are shown amidst a sandy desert location with three people walking in the distance.
Top of The World
Court rules Shamima Begum can return to Britain for appeal; Russian hackers accused of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research; Privacy Shield ruled invalid
A close-up photograph shows a researcher hearing blue protective gloves and inserting a syringe into the shoulder of a subject.
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Pro-democracy demonstrators take part in a lunchtime protest against the national security law, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, July 6, 2020.
Social media companies pause govt requests for user data from Hong Kong
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Conflict & Justice
How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country
A Twitter logo seen in front of cyber code
Top of The World
Twitter purges state-backed disinformation accounts; US sanctions ICC staff, Syria
Commodities containers are seen at Shahid Rajaee harbor
Cybersecurity
Iran-Israel cyberattacks threaten unofficial rules of engagement
A large crowd of people are shown walking and wearing protective face masks in a train station.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Stopping the spread of misinformation amid the coronavirus crisis
The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, March 16, 2016. 
US officials blast Apple for not unlocking Pensacola gunman’s phones
An example image from Twitter shows how the company will add warnings to some tweets with misleading information related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
COVID-19
Twitter and Facebook are collaborating to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation. Is it enough?
A close up of President Donald Trump
Top of The World
Trump cuts WHO funding; online threats increase amid pandemic; deportations could be spreading COVID-19
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Cyber Threat Intelligence League fights cybercrime amid pandemic
A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks past the empty landmark Alcala Gate
Top of The World
Trump adds blocks to WHO funding and expels thousands of migrants; online voting push leaves experts worried; alcohol bans under lockdown
Kashmiri journalists display laptops and placards during a protest demanding restoration of internet service, in Srinagar, Nov. 12, 2019.
COVID-19
Internet restrictions make it virtually impossible for Kashmiris to get COVID-19 info
A midshot of President Vladimir Putin
Internet
Russia is trying to spread a viral disinformation campaign
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Cybersecurity
The census goes digital — 3 things to know
Signs direct voters at a polling place in the state's presidential primary election in Greenfield, New Hampshire, Feb. 11, 2020.
MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws
Voters wait in line to cast their votes at the Bicentennial Elementary School in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation US presidential primary election in Nashua, New Hampshire, Feb. 11, 2020.
Despite security concerns, online voting is happening in 2020
A large office building is shown with pine trees out front and a person walking down the stairs.
Ukraine asks FBI to help probe suspected Russian hack of Burisma
A man with two dogs is shown walking past a five story building in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Cybersecurity
Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian company at center of impeachment storm
The Huawei logo
If FCC bans Huawei, rural carriers may have to ‘rip and replace’ gear
People stand in voting booth casting ballots
As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable
This SDS Sigma 7 computer sent the first message over the predecessor of the internet in 1969. 
5 milestones that created the internet 50 years after the first network message
Facebook
Social media
‘Straight-up debunking’: How a fact-checker vets fake news
Man holds laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in an illustration picture.
Science & Technology
A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon