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Tech

Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios

07.24.23

By Joseph Cox
Games

Blizzard Recruiters Asked Hacker If She ‘Liked Being Penetrated’ at Job Fair

07.30.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The World’s Largest Hacking Conferences Are Back IRL This Summer

04.16.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Stealing Luxury Cars Has Never Looked So Easy

02.14.20

By Ben Makuch
Tech

Apple’s New Bug Bounty Is a ‘Historical Moment’ For the iPhone’s Security

08.14.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Cyber Group Linked to Chinese Government Suspected of Hacking Video Game Companies for Financial Gain

08.13.19

By Lex Celera
Tech

Black Hat Talk About ‘Time AI’ Causes Uproar, Is Deleted By Conference

08.10.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox
Tech

No, You Don’t Need a Burner Phone at a Hacking Conference

07.18.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Putting Stickers On Your Laptop Is Probably a Bad Security Idea

08.14.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Google Hacker Asks Tim Cook to Donate $2.45 Million In Unpaid iPhone Bug Bounties

08.09.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Google Revealed an Israeli Spyware Company That Has Quietly Sold Its Wares for Years

07.27.17

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Hacker Says He Broke Through Samsung’s Secure Smartphone Platform

07.26.17

By Joseph Cox

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By Dwayne Jenkins
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By Paige Gawley
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‘The Rise of the Golden Idol’ is one of my most anticipated games in recent memory, and it’s about to clean house at the Game Awards.

10.13.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Tech

SpaceX’s ‘Mechazilla Arms’ Make History as They Catch Super Heavy Rocket Booster

Elon Musk and other SpaceX employees celebrated the incredible feat, referring to the accomplishment as “magic.”

10.13.24

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