Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
lorenzo@motherboard.tvLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a staff writer at VICE Motherboard in Brooklyn, New York, where he covers hacking, information security, and digital rights. Prior to working at Motherboard, Lorenzo worked at Mashable and at Wired's Danger Room. He graduated from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. He's also a defrocked lawyer from Barcelona, Spain—although he is actually Italian. In his spare time you can find him eating mozzarella, or arguing with the referee during a soccer match. To contact him securely, visit: lorenzofb.com. Lorenzo's PGP fingerprint is: 7DD9 05AF 70AE E1B3 FEEF 2987 F1CF 198F BF50 84F0
Watch This Google Hacker Pwn 26 iPhones With a 'WiFi Broadcast Packet of Death'
A Google security researcher found bugs that allowed him to take over nearby iPhones with a Raspberry Pi and just $100 in WiFi gear.
Researchers Find Powerful Cellphone Location Surveillance in Europe, Middle East, Australia
Security researchers claim to have identified deployments of SS7 tracking technology in 25 countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Mexico, Thailand, and Australia. The deployments are linked to surveillance vendor Circles, which works with NSO Group.
Bug Allowed Hackers to Get Anyone’s Email Address on Xbox Live
Microsoft patched a bug that allowed hackers to reveal the email address used to register any Xbox gamertag.
Mysterious Bugs Were Used to Hack iPhones and Android Phones and No One Will Talk About It
Google found at least seven critical bugs being exploited by hackers in the wild. But after disclosing them days ago, the company has yet to reveal key details about who used them and against whom.
Vietnamese Hackers Ran ‘Fake News’ Websites To Target Visitors
Researchers found several websites created and maintained by a government hacking group that wanted to track and infect victims with malware.
U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1 Billion in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked to Silk Road
Speculation kicked off after someone moved the huge sum on Tuesday, and now we know who it was: the U.S. government.
Someone Just Emptied Out a Bitcoin Wallet With $964,000,000 In It
It's not yet clear if a hacker made off with a gigantic payday, or if the wallet's secretive and long-dormant owner just came out of retirement.
Cheat Sellers Are Ready to Ruin ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’
Activision's new shooter isn't out yet, but people who find ways to subvert the game's code, bypass the game's anti-cheat system, and help players cheat are ready to cash in.
The Goal of Iran’s Fake 'Proud Boys' Emails Was Chaos
Motherboard is publishing a redacted version of the allegedly Iranian-made video to show readers what a foreign voter interference operation looks like.
US Says Iran Is Behind Threatening ‘Proud Boys’ Emails About Mail-In Vote
The Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said that the emails, which were designed to make it look like they came from the far-right group Proud Boys, were "desperate attempts by desperate adversaries.”
Threatening Voter Emails Included Highly Suspicious ‘Hacking’ Video
The video, included in emails spoofed to be from the ‘Proud Boys,’ shows an alleged hacker obtaining voter data and using it to print a ballot, but the scheme is unlikely to be successful.
'Proud Boys' Emails Threatening Florida Voters Appear to Use Spoofed Email Address
The emails, which read 'Vote for Trump or else!' have been delivered to Democratic voters using Estonian internet infrastructure.