Cyberattacks and Hacks
Security Roundup
The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters
Plus: New details emerge in the National Public Data breach, Discord gets blocked in Russia and Turkey over alleged illegal activity on the platform, and more.
Andrew Couts
Mind the Gap
A Mysterious Hacking Group Has 2 New Tools to Steal Data From Air-Gapped Machines
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
Business Matters
ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions
Vas Panagiotopoulos
Helping Hand
Notorious Evil Corp Hackers Targeted NATO Allies for Russian Intelligence
Lily Hay Newman
Red Line
Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
Andy Greenberg
achievement unlocked
YubiKeys Are a Security Gold Standard—but They Can Be Cloned
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
Bad to Worse
Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team
Andy Greenberg
Espionage
Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor
Lily Hay Newman