Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:57:47 +0000
Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:02:41 +0000
In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths.
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Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China’s military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret, but security researchers say the mystery only gets stranger from there.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:31:41 +0000
At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:55:30 +0000
Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:52:52 +0000
Apple is launching its first stand-alone password manager app in iOS 18. Here’s what you need to know.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 09:30:00 +0000
Plus: New evidence emerges about who may have helped 9/11 hijackers, UK police arrest a teen in connection with an attack on London’s transit system, and Poland’s spyware scandal enters a new phase.
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Credit to Author: Ali Winston| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:48:46 +0000
The federal indictment of two alleged members of the Terrorgram Collective, a far-right cell accused of inspiring “lone wolf” attacks, reveals the US is now using a “forgotten” legal strategy.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The Vision Pro uses 3D avatars on calls and for streaming. These researchers used eye tracking to work out the passwords and PINs people typed with their avatars.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:38:43 +0000
Private Cloud Compute is an entirely new kind of infrastructure that, Apple’s Craig Federighi tells WIRED, allows your personal data to be “hermetically sealed inside of a privacy bubble.”
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