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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

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2026432 stories
AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint↗ blog.laserphile.com · HN · 337 comments · 1059 points · Aug 20, 2026
US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search↗ techspot.com · HN · 1120 comments · 1340 points · Jul 26, 2026
Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection↗ f-droid.org · HN · 746 comments · 1734 points · Jul 02, 2026
The gay jailbreak technique (2025)↗ github.com · HN · 257 comments · 684 points · May 01, 2026
FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled↗ 404media.co · HN · 530 comments · 600 points · Feb 04, 2026
2025552 stories
That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus↗ cybersect.substack.com · HN · 622 comments · 1058 points · Sep 24, 2025
ICE is using fake cell towers to spy on people's phones↗ forbes.com · HN · 256 comments · 669 points · Sep 09, 2025
Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA↗ smex.org · HN · 480 comments · 846 points · Jun 21, 2025
US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists↗ apnews.com · HN · 385 comments · 734 points · Jun 12, 2025
I found a backdoor into my bed↗ trufflesecurity.com · HN · 385 comments · 980 points · Feb 21, 2025
2024581 stories
Bypassing regulatory locks, hacking AirPods and Faraday cages↗ lagrangepoint.substack.com · HN · 193 comments · 591 points · Nov 12, 2024
Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers↗ stackdiary.com · HN · 219 comments · 498 points · Jul 09, 2024
Hacking millions of modems and investigating who hacked my modem↗ samcurry.net · HN · 9 comments · 895 points · Jun 04, 2024
Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecure↗ twitter.com · HN · 468 comments · 512 points · May 13, 2024
Insecure vehicles should be banned, not security tools like the Flipper Zero↗ saveflipper.ca · HN · 878 comments · 1496 points · Feb 21, 2024
2023642 stories
Kaspersky discloses iPhone hardware feature vital in Operation Triangulation↗ kaspersky.com · HN · 52 comments · 102 points · Dec 29, 2023
4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using advanced exploit↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 7 comments · 436 points · Dec 27, 2023
Operation Triangulation: What you get when attack iPhones of researchers↗ securelist.com · HN · 399 comments · 549 points · Dec 27, 2023
High school student allegedly uses device to turn off nearby iPhones↗ arlnow.com · HN · 109 comments · 112 points · Dec 26, 2023
A clickjacking vulnerability in WhatsApp that enables phishing attacks↗ 00xbyte.github.io · HN · 81 comments · 364 points · Dec 22, 2023
2022578 stories
Accidental Google Pixel Lock Screen Bypass↗ bugs.xdavidhu.me · HN · 444 comments · 1592 points · Nov 10, 2022
The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS↗ theverge.com · HN · 393 comments · 630 points · Aug 13, 2022
I've locked myself out of my digital life↗ shkspr.mobi · HN · 492 comments · 729 points · Jun 07, 2022
Wireless is a trap (2020)↗ benkuhn.net · HN · 409 comments · 474 points · May 12, 2022
iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm↗ reuters.com · HN · 139 comments · 503 points · Feb 03, 2022
2021712 stories
Fingerprints can be hacked↗ blog.kraken.com · HN · 315 comments · 792 points · Nov 22, 2021
IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district↗ whitehoodhacker.net · HN · 383 comments · 1912 points · Oct 12, 2021
NSO Group iMessage Zero-Click Exploit Captured in the Wild↗ citizenlab.ca · HN · 326 comments · 940 points · Sep 13, 2021
Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 167 comments · 643 points · Jul 18, 2021
Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 286 comments · 628 points · Jun 09, 2021
2020843 stories
No, Cellebrite Cannot “Break Signal Encryption”↗ signal.org · HN · 239 comments · 645 points · Dec 23, 2020
Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage ‘Zero-Click’ Exploit↗ citizenlab.ca · HN · 289 comments · 622 points · Dec 20, 2020
An iOS zero-click radio proximity exploit odyssey↗ googleprojectzero.blogspot.com · HN · 272 comments · 647 points · Dec 01, 2020
How the CIA used Crypto AG encryption devices to spy on countries for decades↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 330 comments · 962 points · Feb 11, 2020
SMS is not 2FA-secure↗ issms2fasecure.com · HN · 371 comments · 867 points · Jan 10, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 332 comments · 323 points · Sep 24, 2026
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby↗ theverge.com · HN · 359 comments · 589 points · Sep 08, 2026
Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip 'broken wide open' after 26 years↗ tomshardware.com · HN · 91 comments · 285 points · Sep 16, 2026
Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device↗ bkovac.github.io · HN · 37 comments · 210 points · Sep 15, 2026
AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint↗ blog.laserphile.com · HN · 337 comments · 1059 points · Aug 20, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby↗ theverge.com · HN · 359 comments · 589 points · Sep 08, 2026
Hacking IKEA Furniture↗ greenlightning.eu · HN · 276 comments · 357 points · Aug 30, 2026
Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 332 comments · 323 points · Sep 24, 2026
Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip 'broken wide open' after 26 years↗ tomshardware.com · HN · 91 comments · 285 points · Sep 16, 2026
Android NAT-T keepalive offload bypasses VPN lockdown↗ supuk.ch · HN · 60 comments · 213 points · Sep 11, 2026
Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device↗ bkovac.github.io · HN · 37 comments · 210 points · Sep 15, 2026
LG responds to TV spying allegations↗ theverge.com · HN · 1 comments · 105 points · Sep 12, 2026
ICE Has a $2M Contract for Spyware That Can Hack Phones Without a Click↗ military.com · HN · 54 comments · 86 points · Sep 03, 2026
LG TVs aren't the only ones spying on you [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 18 comments · 84 points · Sep 05, 2026
Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hardcoded creds↗ micahflee.com · HN · 6 comments · 49 points · Sep 16, 2026

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