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  1. trump campaign
    Trump Campaign Website Hacked in Apparent Cryptocurrency ScamA message up for around 30 minutes baselessly claimed that voters would soon learn that “the trump-gov is involved in the origin of the coronavirus.”
    By Matt Stieb
  2. nikki haley
    Haley Used Unsecured Emails for Classified Info Because She Lost Her PasswordIf she runs for president, will she face “Lock her up!” chants?
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. election security
    Wrong Kind of Security: Georgia Obstructs Overseas Voter RegistrationA state — and a Secretary of State — famous for lax election security and hostility to voting rights makes an odd decision.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. cyber security
    Microsoft Uncovers More Russian Hacking Attempts Ahead of MidtermsThe company seized six sites targeting the U.S. Senate and conservative think tanks, which were created by hackers linked to the Russian government.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Assessing the Case That Our Election Might Have Been HackedYou don’t have to buy it to accept that our voting machines are unacceptably vulnerable.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. Early and Often
    Poll: Half of Trump Supporters Don’t Trust the Vote CountA new poll indicates that Trump’s ongoing perpetuation of the myth of voter fraud is working.
    By Chas Danner
  7. Hacked Emails Detail Movements of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle ObamaThe emails stolen from a low-level Democratic operative also contain private information on donors and Secret Service agents.
    By Jonah Shepp
  8. early and often
    Suspected Russian Hackers Hit the Democratic Party AgainDNC interim chair Donna Brazile suggested Russia is trying to help out Donald Trump.
    By Charley Lanyon
  9. Report: Foreign Hackers May Have Breached Two States’ Election DatabasesArizona and Illinois were allegedly targeted.
    By Jen Kirby
  10. law and order
    U.S. Court Finds Russian Lawmaker’s Son Guilty of Hacking, Identity TheftProsecutors say he is “one of the most prolific credit card traffickers in history.”
    By Charley Lanyon
  11. spy games
    Russian Hackers Also Targeted Trump Campaign, GOPAttacks took place over an extended period of time and targeted multiple Republican organizations.
    By Jonah Shepp
  12. cybersecurity
    Envisioning the Hack That Could Take Down New York CityThe day cars drove themselves into walls and the hospitals froze. A scenario that could happen based on what already has.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  13. Misspelling Foils Hackers’ $800 Million CyberheistBut they still got a lot of money before the theft was detected.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  14. Apple Opposes Order to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter’s PhoneApple claims that unlocking Syed Farook’s iPhone would threaten the cybersecurity of all Americans.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. Hackers Replace ISIS Site With Viagra Ad and Message: ‘Too Much ISIS’“Too many people are into this ISIS-stuff,” the site now reads.
    By Jay Hathaway
  16. oops
    22.1 Million People Compromised in Hack of Government Personnel DataIf you even know someone who’s had a background check, you may be affected.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. government
    Every Single Federal Employee HackedA government worker union says that the latest cyberattack against the U.S. was worse than originally reported. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. hackerz
    Hackers Hit Health Insurer Anthem, Steal Data on Millions of CustomersIt’s probably the biggest breach of a health insurer ever.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. islamic state watch
    The CentCom Hacker May Be a British 20-Year-OldCue grumblings about millennials.
    By Katie Zavadski
  20. conspiracy theories
    What If North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony?: 4 Alternate TheoriesMany don’t buy the U.S. government’s explanation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. scary things
    A Creepy Hacker Site Is Streaming Nanny CamsThe site shows 4,500 U.S.-based webcams.
    By Katie Zavadski
  22. machine age
    The Rise of the Hacker Bounty HunterSymbiotically capitalizing on tech companies’ soft spots.
    By Kevin Roose
  23. the internet
    Your Gmail Password Might Be on a Russian Bitcoin Forum Right NowIt’s worth checking to see. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. the internet
    Federal Agents Seize Control of Nasty Computer Virus NetworkBut it could be back in as little as two weeks.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. whistleblowers
    Edward Snowden Comes to SXSWVia Google Hangout.
    By Kevin Roose
  26. the most important people in the world
    Elite-Targeting Hacker Guccifer Allegedly Arrested After Hall-of-Fame RunMeet Marcel Lazar Lehel.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. oops
    Nearly a Third of the United States Possibly Affected by Target Security BreachThat’s a lot of information.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. the most important people in the world
    Just About Every Rich, Famous, and Powerful Person Has Been Hacked by GucciferThe prolific computer criminal has shared his stash, in case he gets caught.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. snapchats are forever
    Snapchat Maybe Not Safe Enough to Trust With Naked SelfiesThe app was hacked.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. cyber security
    Washington Post Hacked AgainChinese hackers suspected this time.
    By Adam Martin
  31. art
    Bill Clinton Doodles Hacked By Guccifer From Presidential LibraryNo haunting “Socks the cat” portraits.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. crimes and misdemeanors
    Anonymous Hacker Jeremy Hammond Gets 10 Years in PrisonThe government is not playing around.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. the internet
    Syrian Electronic Army Briefly Hacks Obama TwitterThe pro-Assad online posse strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. security breaches
    Adobe Users, It’s Time to Change Your PasswordsThis again.
    By Adam Martin
  35. crimes and misdemeanors
    The D.O.J. Has Not Forgotten About Anonymous (Even If You Have)New indictments in a 2010 attack.
    By Adam Martin
  36. bad apple
    Hackers May Have Already Gotten Past the iPhone 5’s Fingerprint Sensor That was fast.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  37. hackers
    Syrian Electronic Army Targets U.S. Marines OnlineSays they should defect before invading Syria.
    By Adam Martin
  38. hackers
    Syrian Electronic Army Hits New York Times, Twitter With Annoying HacksThe Internet is buggy today.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. ink-stained wretches
    Washington Post Hacked by Syrian Electronic ArmyWho’s next?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. the most important people in the world
    Colin Powell Says He Did Not Have an Affair, Despite ‘Personal’ Hacked E-mailsGuccifer strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. China’s Obama and McCain Campaign Hackers Had Poor TimingThey showed their hand pretty clumsily.
    By Adam Martin
  42. international affairs
    Chinese Hackers Getting Back to Work on Mysterious American CompaniesTheir exact targets aren’t known.
    By Adam Martin
  43. the internet
    How the Syrian Electronic Army Keeps Hacking News OrganizationsEmployees hand over their passwords pretty easily.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  44. the internet
    Guccifer Keeps Hacking Famous Old People’s E-mailThis time Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. the internet
    Candace Bushnell Hacked by GucciferThe hacker strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. international affairs
    United States Officially Calls Out Chinese Government’s HackersIt did not mince words.
    By Adam Martin
  47. the internet
    Bipartisan Hacker Guccifer Hates the Illuminati, AOLBut his actual motivations are murky.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. the internet
    Indictment Probably Wasn’t a Surprise for Reuters Social Media Editor The FBI searched his home in October.
    By Stefan Becket
  49. the internet
    Reuters Social Media Editor Charged With Aiding Anonymous Hack [Updated]Twitter machine Matthew Keys has gone silent.
    By Joe Coscarelli and Stefan Becket
  50. Colin Powell’s Facebook Page Was HackedHe was hacked.
    By Dan Amira
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