As far as we are aware, Ars Technica is considered a reliable news outlet. That is despite having someone covering security, Dan Goodin, who has a long track record of making things up, and generally not doing journal aims. Unlike other “security journalists” who appear to have no academic background, according to his bio he has a Masters of Journalism from UC Berkeley.
In a recent story on a hacking campaign that involves a known problem with the WordPress Plugin Directory, he made this claim: [Read more]