Lucas Ropek, Author at Gizmodo

Former eBay Manager Caught In Deranged Cyberstalking Scandal Gets 18 Months in Prison

Philip Cooke, who helped engineer a horrific plan to intimidate critics of eBay, is now facing the music.

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Ex-Airman Who Leaked Secrets of America’s Drone War Gets 45 Months in Prison

Daniel Hale leaked the secrets to the press, allowing for a broader journalistic investigation into the subject.

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Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison

The famous whistleblower said that the recent NSO Group surveillance revelations are just a symptom of a larger problem.

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Update Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac Right Now

Apple just pushed out updates that fix a vulnerability that was seeing exploitation by hackers.

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Report: Cops Have Been Pressuring ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence

Court records appear to show police departments asking ShotSpotter to change entries to make them more advantageous to court cases.

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Kaseya Ransomware Saga Mysteriously Comes to an End, but Nothing to See Here, Folks, Just Keep It Moving

The company, which was hit by one of the worst ransomware attacks ever, has found a solution for its global problem but won't say where it came from.

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A Porn Site Bought Vidme, and Now There’s Porn on the Washington Post, HuffPost, and More

An unexpected acquisition has flooded websites across the internet with hardcore pornography from a company called 5 Star Porn HD.

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Playstation Network, Steam, Banks, and More Knocked Offline by Massive Internet Outage

A large domain name system failure appears to have knocked major websites offline.

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Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

The phone number of Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, was found in the phone records cache that may represent potential spying targets.

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Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It’s Dirt Cheap

New research shows a cheap, creepy malware circulating the dark web that has the power to log your keystrokes and steal your data—all for a low, low price.

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Presidents, Prime Ministers, and a King Among Potential NSO Spying Targets, Including French Leader Macron

The phone numbers of world leaders were discovered in a gargantuan cache of 50,000 phone records, which are considered potential targets of spying.

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Use This Tool to Check If Your Phone’s Been Hacked by the NSO Group’s Spyware

Now you can check whether your phone's been hacked using the notorious firm's "Pegasus" malware.

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Hackers Stole a Terabyte of Data from Oil Giant Saudi Aramco

The cybercriminals are now attempting to sell the data for millions on the dark web.

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Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

The Israeli company has been accused of helping repressive governments hack journalists and dissidents all over the world.

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Feds: California Men Discussed ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Twitter and Facebook, Other Targets

The accused apparently planned to target sites with explosives.

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GOP Cyber Committee Member Dumped Microsoft Stock Not Long Before the Pentagon Nixed JEDI Deal

Questions have been raised about a Texas Republican's well-timed MSFT trade.

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MAGA-Branded ‘Freedom Phone’ Is a Black Box That Should Be Avoided at All Costs

Nobody can blame GOP voters for wanting a phone that prioritizes privacy, but the Freedom Phone can't be trusted.

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‘Anonymous’ Mobile Advertising IDs Aren’t So Anonymous, And They Are Everywhere

Phones assign individual users IDs so that advertisers can better sell to them. The IDs are anonymous but, as usual, the data industry has found a loophole.

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Cellebrite Under Fire Again, After Cops Use Its Phone-Cracking Tech to Target a Journalist

The firm, whose data extraction tools are a police favorite, is facing intense scrutiny for the ways in which its products are abused by governments.

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Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Mysteriously Disappears After Causing Global Havoc

The Russian-speaking cybercriminal group REvil has gone dark. Its websites were taken offline early Tuesday morning, and nobody is sure why.

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Former eBay Manager Caught In Deranged Cyberstalking Scandal Gets 18 Months in Prison

Ex-Airman Who Leaked Secrets of America’s Drone War Gets 45 Months in Prison

Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison

Update Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac Right Now

Report: Cops Have Been Pressuring ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence

Kaseya Ransomware Saga Mysteriously Comes to an End, but Nothing to See Here, Folks, Just Keep It Moving

A Porn Site Bought Vidme, and Now There’s Porn on the Washington Post, HuffPost, and More

Playstation Network, Steam, Banks, and More Knocked Offline by Massive Internet Outage

Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets

Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It’s Dirt Cheap

Presidents, Prime Ministers, and a King Among Potential NSO Spying Targets, Including French Leader Macron

Use This Tool to Check If Your Phone’s Been Hacked by the NSO Group’s Spyware

Hackers Stole a Terabyte of Data from Oil Giant Saudi Aramco

Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

Feds: California Men Discussed ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Twitter and Facebook, Other Targets

GOP Cyber Committee Member Dumped Microsoft Stock Not Long Before the Pentagon Nixed JEDI Deal

MAGA-Branded ‘Freedom Phone’ Is a Black Box That Should Be Avoided at All Costs

‘Anonymous’ Mobile Advertising IDs Aren’t So Anonymous, And They Are Everywhere

Cellebrite Under Fire Again, After Cops Use Its Phone-Cracking Tech to Target a Journalist

Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Mysteriously Disappears After Causing Global Havoc

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees