A water tower in Texas suddenly started overflowing. It may be the work of Russian hackers.

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Water tower in Grapevine, Texas.
Water tower in Grapevine, Texas.

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Nearly 50,000 tech workers have been laid off — but there's a hack to avoid layoffs

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Nearly 50,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the start of this year. Now, Gen Zers are looking at a different sector for job security.

Researchers find a clever way to hack into and steal your Tesla

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White Tesla Model 3 charging at Supercharger
Two researchers found a way to use social engineering to potentially steal Teslas parked at charging stations.

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A countdown timer for the threatened release of Trump court documents disappeared from hacker website before it ticked down to zero

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Donald Trump appearing in court.
Donald Trump appearing in Manhattan civil court.

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Chinese hackers would outnumber FBI cyber agents by 50 to 1 even if the agency threw all its resources at China: FBI chief

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FBI chief Christopher Wray (left) and a hacker (right).
"If each one of the FBI's cyber agents and intelligence analysts focused exclusively on the China threat, China's hackers would still outnumber FBI cyber personnel by at least 50 to 1," FBI director Christopher Wray said at a congressional hearing.

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Former Amazon engineer pleads guilty to stealing $12.3 million of crypto in first ever hacking case involving smart contracts

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Representation of Bitcoin is seen with binary code displayed on a laptop screen
Representation of Bitcoin is seen with binary code displayed on a laptop screen

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A man exploited a glitch in the CIA's X account to redirect Russian informants to his own Telegram channel

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CIA flag made using computer binary code.
A flag of the CIA made using computer binary code.

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Microsoft AI researchers accidentally leaked company passwords and 30,000 internal Teams messages

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A Microsoft store in London.

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A 2020 hack of the Japanese military was tied to cyberspies from China's People's Liberation Army

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Marching honor guards shout as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Gen. Fang Fenghui

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Researchers say they found a way to tap into Tesla's most advanced features — without paying for them

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A red Tesla Model Y seen outside a Tesla showroom
Researchers say they "attacked" Tesla's embedded car computer, giving them the ability to run arbitrary software on the infotainment system.

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