tech-realism

Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay the groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response and sow chaos.

Outnumbered and desperate, the nation began hacking cheap consumer drones with explosives — bringing a brutal new form of violence to 21st-century warfare.

Ukraine’s military-tech companies hone deadly drones, adding automation and efficiency to take on more functions from human pilots—but humans remain in control.

The department notified lawmakers of the breach, which it said was linked to a state-sponsored actor in China.

Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tells workers to reduce use of cellphones for work due to risk from China-linked telecom intrusion.

A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China's recent hack of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, WSJ reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: In an email to staff sent Thursday, the chi...

Millions of U.S. cellphone users could be vulnerable to Chinese government surveillance, warns a Washington Post columnist, "on the networks of at least three major U.S. carriers." They cite six current or former senior U.S. officials, all of whom were briefed about the attack by the U.S. intellige...

Drone attacks in the city of Kherson have made any time outdoors, even for a grocery run or a cigarette break, potentially deadly.

Booby-trapped pagers raise questions about whether everyday electronics could present security hurdles for air travelers. For now, travelers can expect business as usual.

Drones are getting another new twist: Soldiers attach canisters to them to create weapons capable of spitting out molten metal that burns at 4,400 degrees.

The Justice Department has accused two Sudanese brothers of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure as well as preventing possibly lifesaving alerts from reaching Israelis as the Hamas attack unfolded.

U.S. officials don’t know who is behind the drones that have flown unhindered over sensitive national-security sites—or how to stop them.

AT&T and Verizon are among the broadband providers breached in the “Salt Typhoon” hack, potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests.

The White House plans a new push to boost cybersecurity in water sector after an aborted attempt last year.

Ignoring “tech debt,” disregarding employee warnings and cutting costs combined to create a crisis that the high-end audio company is still struggling to recover from.

Following Tuesday's stunning attack on pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.

Security Controls for Computer Systems, commonly called the Ware report,[1][2] is a 1970 text by Willis Ware that was foundational in the field of computer security.[3]

A scathing Navy investigation reveals how USS Manchester's enlisted leaders endangered their ship with an unauthorized Starlink Wi-Fi setup.

For the third time in a month, a software glitch has prevented SEPTA from collecting new fares from riders. During the morning rush, SEPTA riders were unable to add money to their Travel Wallets, buy new passes, or pay a Regional Rail conductor.

Former bank CEO ignored warnings that he was being scammed while tanking bank.

A CrowdStrike security update rendered computers unusable, and underscored the fragility of modern global technology.

More than 100 million customers’ phone records were exposed, but the breach did not include contents of calls, texts or data such as Social Security numbers and passwords.

Behind Ukraine’s air-defense systems are men and women who often make split-second decisions that can save scores of lives.

Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.

Smaller and quieter vehicles are harder to spot and hear, giving troops at the front line a better chance of survival.

CDK Global, the company behind the software, told dealerships that it has had two cyber incidents this week.

In June of last year, only 13 percent of ShotSpotter alerts were actually gunfire, according to Comptroller Brad Lander.