Security The Web Popular WordPress plugins backdoored after ownership change, putting thousands of websites at risk The backdoor was dormant for months By Alfonso Maruccia, April 15, 2026, 3:18 PM
News Around the Web AI Man who vandalized Sam Altman's home claimed AI would end humanity, charged with attempted murder His manifesto listed names and addresses of AI CEOs and investors By Rob Thubron, April 14, 2026, 8:01 AM 21 comments
News Around the Web AI Sam Altman's San Francisco home targeted by Molotov cocktail and gunfire in two separate attacks Altman published a response acknowledging that "fear and anxiety about AI is justified" By Rob Thubron, April 13, 2026, 6:15 AM 18 comments
Security Microsoft Hackers are turning home routers into tools to spy on Microsoft 365 users Russian cyber-spies are back with a vengeance By Alfonso Maruccia, April 9, 2026, 2:08 PM 9 comments
Tech Culture Industry 13 shots fired at Indianapolis councilman's home after backing $500 million data center A letter reading "No Data Centers" was left on the doorstep after the targeted shooting By Rob Thubron, April 7, 2026, 7:46 AM 28 comments
Security The Web Operation Alice: The dark web isn't as hidden as it seems, as global crackdown shows A single operator ran hundreds of thousands of dark websites – now he's wanted By Alfonso Maruccia, March 23, 2026, 2:48 PM 10 comments
The Web AI Man who used 1,000 bots to stream AI songs pleads guilty in $8 million fraud case He faces up to five years in prison By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2026, 7:03 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web Man says wife stole $172 million in Bitcoin after hidden CCTV cameras captured wallet password Court filings allege the seed phrase was used to transfer 2,323 Bitcoin By Rob Thubron, March 18, 2026, 7:01 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture AI Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her She lost her home, car, and dog after police trusted facial recognition over basic evidence By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2026, 6:15 AM 37 comments
Security Gaming Downloaded a malware-infected Steam game? The FBI wants to hear from you The investigation covers compromised Steam games downloaded between 2024 and 2026 By Rob Thubron, March 13, 2026, 7:47 AM
The Web Security DOJ seizes LeakBase, one of the world's biggest hacker forums Investigators claim they preserved private messages and IP logs By Rob Thubron, March 5, 2026, 11:26 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture Microsoft Those cheap Windows and Office keys might come from a federal crime Florida woman sentenced to 22 months in prison and fined $50,000 in Microsoft product key trafficking case By Rob Thubron, March 3, 2026, 10:37 AM 25 comments
AI Security US arrests OnlyFake operator accused of selling over 10,000 AI-generated digital fake IDs The Ukrainian national could face up to 15 years behind bars By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2026, 9:48 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture Software Colorado bill could criminalize possessing 3D gun files, not just printing them The crackdown shifts from hardware to files, intent, and distribution By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2026, 8:57 AM 53 comments
Security Industry How a 16-year-old intern helped Netgear shut down a global scam network When fake support sites drained customers, the router maker turned to an unexpected ally By Skye Jacobs, February 20, 2026, 7:42 AM
Security Tech Culture Dutch police arrest man on hacking charges after sending him confidential files by mistake He allegedly tried to blackmail the cops, too By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2026, 6:15 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Police drones will respond to emergencies before officers in Detroit area Dead or alive, you're coming with me By Rob Thubron, February 5, 2026, 8:14 AM 13 comments
The Web Security Kingpin of dark web-based drug marketplace "Incognito Market" sentenced to 30 years A multi-million dollar operation that sold loads of narcotics By Alfonso Maruccia, February 4, 2026, 3:49 PM 11 comments
Security Industry Former Google engineer convicted of trade secret theft and China-linked economic espionage Linwei "Leon" Ding faces decades behind bars By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2026, 8:01 AM
Security Software Patched WinRAR vulnerability remains a favorite tool for hackers and spies When a dangerous n-day security vulnerability becomes a commodity By Alfonso Maruccia, January 29, 2026, 12:22 PM 8 comments
Security The Web Crypto laundering surged to $82 billion last year and the numbers keep rising Chinese-language networks are laundering $44 million a day through on-chain ecosystems By Skye Jacobs, January 28, 2026, 1:57 PM 14 comments
Security Microsoft Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers The software giant surrendered encryption keys to the FBI last year By Daniel Sims, January 25, 2026, 9:13 AM 8 comments
Security Microsoft Microsoft disrupts cybercrime-as-a-service platform tied to $40M in fraud Cybercrime went SaaS: the subscription service facilitated phishing, fraud, and other criminal activities By Alfonso Maruccia, January 16, 2026, 1:31 PM
Security The Web A Pennsylvania court says police can sift through Google searches to find suspects Courts are treating Google searches like bank records now By Daniel Sims, December 30, 2025, 9:40 AM 16 comments
Security Mobile Man arrested for allegedly wiping his Google Pixel before a CBP search Wiping a device can lead to obstruction charges By Rob Thubron, December 11, 2025, 5:20 AM 44 comments