Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
lorenzofb@vice.comLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a senior staff writer at VICE Motherboard, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, and privacy. You can contact Lorenzo securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, on Wickr/Telegram/Wire @lorenzofb, or via email at lorenzofb@vice.com
Websites Can Identify If You’re Using iPhone’s New ‘Lockdown’ Mode
Lockdown Mode disables a series of features that can be used to hack iPhone users. But the lack of these features also makes it easier to figure out who is using Lockdown Mode.
Twitter Whistleblower Says Twitter Is Lying to Elon Musk About Bots
Former head of security Peter Zatko, also known as “Mudge,” alleged in a whistleblower complaint that Twitter is systematically lying about its spam bot problem.
Kaspersky Employees Say They Were Asked to Resign Because They Wanted To Leave Russia
Two former employees and one current employee said that the company has refused relocation requests after the invasion of Ukraine.
TikTok Says, No, It Isn't Stealing Your Passwords
A developer warned that TikTok’s iPhone app could scrape passwords and other sensitive data with its in-app browser. But there is no evidence the app is doing that.
How a Third-Party SMS Service Was Used to Take Over Signal Accounts
Unknown attackers targeted Signal users after they broke into the systems of communications services company Twilio.
Meet the Environmental Hacktivists Trying to ‘Sabotage’ Mining Companies
A group of environmental hacktivists are targeting mining and oil companies in Central and South America, leaking their internal emails.
Hacker Conference DEF CON Bans Pro-Trump Outlet OAN
Organizers said OAN journalists violated the conference’s privacy policy.
This String of Emojis Is Actually Malware
Cybersecurity researchers said they have developed a way to exploit targets just using emojis.
Head of Ukraine’s Cybersecurity Says Russia Has Committed ‘Cyber War Crimes’
Victor Zhora, head of Ukraine’s defensive cybersecurity agency, visited one of the biggest hacking conferences in the world this week.
Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies
The satellite had been decommissioned and was about to be sent to the so-called “graveyard orbit,” a far-away orbit where satellites go to die.
Spyware Maker NSO Won Cellphone Hack of the Year But No One Picked Up the Award
Unfortunately, no one from the controversial surveillance vendor came up on stage to collect the prize.
Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Software Underlying Discord, Microsoft Teams, and Other Apps
The popular apps used by millions of users all run the same software, called Electron.