Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

Crypto Investor Miraculously, Unbelievably Predicts Exact Coinbase List of Favored Tokens With $400k Bet

An unbelievably lucky crypto investor purchased nearly half a million dollars in alt-tokens only hours before they appeared on a Coinbase blog post.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Apr 13 '22

Feds Arrest 21-Year-Old Alleged Ringleader of Colossal Stolen Data Marketplace

RaidForums, which was one of the largest markets for pilfered credentials on the web, has been seized by U.S. authorities.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 12 '22

Google Sues a Guy, Alleging ‘Puppy Fraud’

The search engine giant has accused a Cameroonian man of perpetrating a vast and nefarious fake dog conspiracy with its online advertising tools.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Apr 11 '22

Sophisticated Spyware Attack Targets Top EU Legal Officials’ iPhones

A new report shows that an Israeli spyware firm's malware was used against top European officials last year.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 11 '22

Cops Nab Five Alleged Ringleaders of Scam-Filled Assassin Marketplace on Dark Web

For years, a shadowy site has offered fake hit man services to dark web patrons. Authorities in Romania say they caught its operators.

Crime Lucas Ropek Apr 8 '22

6 Ways Hackers Are Complicating the War in Ukraine

Cyberattacks, disinformation, and state-sponsored actors, oh my.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 8 '22

Mega-Popular Muslim Prayer Apps Were Secretly Harvesting Phone Numbers

Researchers discovered a rash of Android apps with tens of millions of downloads implanted with a defense contractor's data-stealing code. Google banned them.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 6 '22

Massive Russian Botnet Targeting Asus Routers Disrupted Before It Could Attack, FBI Says

In March, U.S. law enforcement conducted an operation to disrupt "Cyclops Blink," a botnet run by one of Russia's most fearsome hacker gangs.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 6 '22

Authorities Shutter Sprawling Dark Web Drug Bazaar and Seize $25 Million in Bitcoin

German officials have taken control of the servers of Hydra, a long-running dark web black market, which boasted some 19,000 sellers and millions of customers.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 5 '22

NSO Group’s Spyware Breached a Journalist’s iPhone After Apple Sued

The Israeli vendor's software hit a reporter's iPhone weeks after Apple sought an injunction that would have curtailed such hacks.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 5 '22

Hackers Hijacked Crypto Wallets With Stolen MailChimp Data

An unknown threat actor has targeted the email marketing company in a sophisticated scheme to phish physical cryptocurrency wallets.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 4 '22

Alphabet’s Commercial Drone Delivery Takes Off in Dallas

A handful of companies are officially launching their flying delivery robots. Hooray?

Tech News Lucas Ropek Apr 4 '22

A Hacker Gang’s Alleged Members Are in Jail. It’s Still Stealing Data.

LAPSUS$ is causing global amounts of trouble despite the arrests of half a dozen alleged members of the gang and a looming court case.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 3 '22

You Should Probably Stop Using Your Wyze Camera Right Now

The company's security camera line was reportedly vulnerable to hackers for years and the company knew about it but told no one.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 31 '22

Fake Cops Stole User Data From Meta and Apple

Cybercriminals commandeered police email accounts to get home addresses, phone numbers, and more, a new report shows.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 30 '22

Hackers Are Impersonating Police to Subpoena People’s Data

A new cybercrime ploy sees hackers hijacking law enforcement email addresses to demand troves of user data from tech platforms. It's working.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 29 '22

Creepy Spyware Company Goes Broke

FinFisher has been accused of improperly selling its spyware to Turkey. Now it's claiming insolvency as the German government attempts to seize its assets.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 28 '22

Who is LAPSUS$, the Big, Bad Cybercrime Gang Hacking Tech’s Biggest Companies?

They're the new kids on the block, and their "extortion and destruction" hacks are swiping gigabytes of sensitive data. Their leader also might be 16.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 26 '22

6 Tech Giants That Have Been Breached by a Nefarious New Hacker Gang

LAPSUS$, a new cybercriminal gang with serious chutzpah, has been pillaging the tech sector's biggest names for their digital secrets.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 24 '22

Nestlé: Anonymous Didn’t Hack Us, We Leaked Our Own Data

After a hacker group claimed to have stolen the conglomerate's data, a company spokesman told Gizmodo that the info had actually been leaked by Nestlé itself.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 23 '22

Lucas Ropek

Crypto Investor Miraculously, Unbelievably Predicts Exact Coinbase List of Favored Tokens With $400k Bet

Feds Arrest 21-Year-Old Alleged Ringleader of Colossal Stolen Data Marketplace

Google Sues a Guy, Alleging ‘Puppy Fraud’

Sophisticated Spyware Attack Targets Top EU Legal Officials’ iPhones

Cops Nab Five Alleged Ringleaders of Scam-Filled Assassin Marketplace on Dark Web

6 Ways Hackers Are Complicating the War in Ukraine

Mega-Popular Muslim Prayer Apps Were Secretly Harvesting Phone Numbers

Massive Russian Botnet Targeting Asus Routers Disrupted Before It Could Attack, FBI Says

Authorities Shutter Sprawling Dark Web Drug Bazaar and Seize $25 Million in Bitcoin

NSO Group’s Spyware Breached a Journalist’s iPhone After Apple Sued

Hackers Hijacked Crypto Wallets With Stolen MailChimp Data

Alphabet’s Commercial Drone Delivery Takes Off in Dallas

A Hacker Gang’s Alleged Members Are in Jail. It’s Still Stealing Data.

You Should Probably Stop Using Your Wyze Camera Right Now

Fake Cops Stole User Data From Meta and Apple

Hackers Are Impersonating Police to Subpoena People’s Data

Creepy Spyware Company Goes Broke

Who is LAPSUS$, the Big, Bad Cybercrime Gang Hacking Tech’s Biggest Companies?

6 Tech Giants That Have Been Breached by a Nefarious New Hacker Gang

Nestlé: Anonymous Didn’t Hack Us, We Leaked Our Own Data

Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money

After Sales Stall at the Start of 2026, Lucid Drops Production Target

Every Day Is a Perfect Day to Watch ‘Redline’

Google DeepMind Gets Into Gaming, Purchases Stake in the Company Behind EVE Online

This Experimental Low-Waste Fuel Could Transform Nuclear Reactors

Lower Your Phone Bill With Mint Mobile, Plans Start at $10 per Month With New Promo Code

‘Fantastic Four’ Director Matt Shakman Will Helm Next ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie

Elon Musk Teams Up With Anthropic, a Company He’s Called ‘Evil’

Alaska’s Famous Fjords Are Becoming a Cruise Ship Nightmare

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Review: Not Worth It at Full Price

Logitech G G512 X Review: The Tasting Menu of a Pro Gaming Keyboard

Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone Review: AI Can’t Save This Robot Vacuum

The Best Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day 2026

Asus’ Dual-Display Gaming Laptop Will Ruin Your Single-Screen Lifestyle

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes