https://www.wired.com/story/china-usb-sogu-malware/
Security researchers have discovered USB-based Sogu spyware spreading across European and US companies’ African operations. For much of the cybersecurity …
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https://www.wired.com/story/libwebp-flaw-browser-updates/
Plus: spyware-wrapped ads, TikTok GDPR breach, Elon Musk investigation, and more. China-linked hackers are increasingly moving beyond espionage into the …
https://www.wired.com/story/mgm-ceasars-hack-ransomware/
Cyberattacks against casinos have garnered attention, but a steady stream of little-known attacks have made it difficult for vulnerable victims …
https://www.wired.com/story/congress-generative-ai-big-tech-briefing/
Senators are meeting with Silicon Valley elites to learn how to deal with artificial intelligence. But can Congress address this …
https://www.wired.com/story/buenos-aires-facial-recognition-scandal/
A scandal unfolding in Argentina shows the dangers of implementing facial recognition—even with laws and limits in place. This story …
https://www.wired.com/story/china-redfly-power-grid-cyberattack-asia/
There are indications that the culprits are affiliated with a notorious Chinese hacking group that may have also hacked Indian …
https://www.wired.com/story/local-governments-generative-ai/
State and local governments in the United States are scrambling to leverage tools like ChatGPT to ease the burden on …
https://www.wired.com/story/your-new-car-privacy-nightmare/
Plus: Apple patches newly discovered vulnerabilities in NSO Group spyware, North Korean hackers targeting security researchers, and more. Last week, …
https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-privacy-meeting/
Efforts to get U.S. intelligence agencies to adopt privacy reforms have largely failed, civil rights groups say. Without these changes, …
https://www.wired.com/story/axon-taser-drones-ethics-board/
The CEO’s vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a daycare …
https://www.wired.com/story/trickbot-conti-sanctions-indictments/
Authorities have imposed sanctions on 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal organization, while the U.S. Department of Justice has filed …
https://www.wired.com/story/icc-cyberwar-crimes/
The first case is likely to be a Russian cyberattack targeting Ukrainian civilian critical infrastructure. For years, some cybersecurity defenders …
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-trains-ai-your-data-opt-out/
Here’s how to request your personal information no AI model for training Meta. “Request” is the key word here. As …
https://www.wired.com/story/china-backed-hackers-steal-microsofts-signing-key-post-mortem/
After leaving many questions unanswered, Microsoft explains in a new post-mortem a series of missteps that allowed attackers to steal …
https://www.wired.com/story/china-vulnerability-disclosure-law/
Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers. For state-sponsored hacking operations, unpatched vulnerabilities …
https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-prompt-injection-hacking/
Chatbots such as Open AI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard are vulnerable to indirect hint injection attacks. Security researchers say the …
https://www.wired.com/story/prigozhin-wagner-dead-news-disinformation/
Posts praising the Wagner Group boss after he died in a mysterious plane crash last month show he remains in …
How to Use Proton Sentinel to Keep Your Accounts Safe
If you want the highest level of protection, this is it. There is an ongoing battle between software developers trying …
2 Polish Men Are Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains
Plus: A major hit on the FBI botnet, new Sandworm malware, cyberattacks on two major scientific telescopes, and more. A …
Apple's Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy
The child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign urging Apple to scan for child sexual abuse material …
Google Fixes Serious Security Flaws in Chrome and Android
Plus: Mozilla patched more than a dozen bugs in Firefox, and enterprise companies Ivanti, Cisco, and SAP rolled out numerous …
Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs
A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang’s secrets, …
The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests
These contests are held on Russian-language cybercrime forums, and prizes of up to $80,000 are awarded to the winners. Cybercriminals …
The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland's Railway System
Apparent Russian backers wrecked more than 20 trains in Poland with a simple “radio stop” order anyone could broadcast with …
The Low-Stakes Race to Crack an Encrypted German U-Boat Message
A faltering team of American scientists race against the clock to crack a Nazi code before time runs out. Fortunately, …
This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US
The US Secret Service’s ties to the Oathkeepers are revealed, the Tornado Cash co-founder is indicted, and a UK court …
In a World of Fakes, Trump’s Real Mug Shot Matters
For months, Etsy has been flooded with a new type of T-shirt: a photo of Donald Trump. They come in …
Trump's Prosecution Is America's Last Hope
Social norms—not laws—are the basic structure of democracy. Georgia’s indictment of Donald Trump is the last tool to repair what …
The Last Hour of Prigozhin’s Plane
Russia tightly controls its information space, making it difficult to obtain accurate information from the country. But open source data …
Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies
Musician Alex Pall talks to WIRED about his venture capital firm, the importance of cybersecurity awareness in a rapidly digitizing …
How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health
Here’s what the science really says about teens and screens—and how to start the conversation with young people of any …
The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open
Unlike web browsers, mobile apps increasingly make it difficult or impossible to see what companies are really doing with your …
A New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China
The hackers, who mostly targeted victims in Hong Kong, also hijacked Microsoft’s trust model to make their malware harder to …
The Most Popular Digital Abortion Clinics, Ranked by Data Privacy
Telehealth companies that provide abortion pills are surging in popularity. Which are as safe as they claim to be? A …
Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works
Pixel Binary Transparency is the latest security benefit for Pixel owners. It’s not in Google’s best interests for its smartphones …
US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack
Plus: New research reveals the strategies hackers use to hide their malware distribution system, and companies are rushing to release …
The Plan to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware
An innovation agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund research into better defenses for the …
How X Is Suing Its Way Out of Accountability
The social media giant filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. It’s the latest effort to …
A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network. Thousands of websites belonging …
An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass
The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. But a researcher says …
A New Attack Reveals Everything You Type With 95 Percent Accuracy
A pair of major data breaches rock the UK, North Korea hacks a Russian missile maker, and Microsoft’s Chinese Outlook …
GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Mandatory Two-Factor
GitHub has spent two years researching and slowly rolling out its multifactor authentication system. Soon it will be mandatory for …
Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check
If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips. When the AirTag launched …
Teens Hacked Boston Subway Cards to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time, Nobody Got Sued
In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defcon hacker conference on how to …
Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online Advertising
As the international tech giant moves toward Russian ownership, the leak raises concerns about the volume of data it has …
Panasonic Warns That Internet-of-Things Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating
The legacy electronics manufacturer is creating IoT honeypots with its products to catch real-world threats and patch vulnerabilities in-house. Internet-of-things …
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating
Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of …
A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets
Security researchers set up a remote machine and recorded every move cybercriminals made—including their login details. For the past three …
How to Remove Your Info From Google With the 'Results About You' Tool
You can soon set up alerts for whenever your home address, phone number, or email address appears in Search. In …
New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, …
What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again. Health care systems do their best to safeguard against breaches. …
The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes
Soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sensors in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reported radiation spikes. A researcher …
Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself
Since 2018, a dedicated team within Microsoft has attacked machine learning systems to make them safer. But with the public …
Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones
Cybercriminals are touting large language models that could help them with phishing or creating malware. But the AI chatbots could …
How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS
Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in. It’s not always easy juggling digital accounts when …
Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree
Plus: A framework for encrypting social media, Russia-backed hacking through Microsoft Teams, and the Bitfinex Crypto Couple pleads guilty. Between …
The Ghost of Privacy Past Haunts the Senate’s AI Future
The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform …
Hackers Could Have Scored Unlimited Airline Miles by Targeting One Platform
Flaws in the Points.com platform, which is used to manage dozens of major travel rewards programs, exposed user data—and could …
This Disinformation Is Just for You
Generative AI won’t just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that’s targeted at groups or …
A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It
Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame. …
It's Hot Zero-Day Summer for Apple, Google, and Microsoft Security Fixes
Plus: Mozilla fixes two high-severity bugs in Firefox, Citrix fixes a flaw that was used to attack a US-based critical …
Call of Duty Players Hit With Self-Spreading Malware
Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany. …
US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by …
Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down
After scammers duped a friend with a hacked Twitter account and a “deal” on a MacBook, I enlisted the help …
Beware Your ChatGPT Plugins
Third-party plug-ins enhance the functionality of ChatGPT. But security researchers say they add an extra layer of risk. Over the …
The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Wearables
Your smartphone or wearable could help you out in a dangerous situation. Here are some options to consider. From a …
Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor
A secret encryption cipher baked into radio systems used by critical infrastructure workers, police, and others around the world is …
China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems
Plus: Microsoft expands access to advanced security features, AI child sexual abuse material is on the rise, and Netflix’s password …
New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters
The landmark $13 million settlement with New York City is the latest in a string of legal victories for protesters …
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws
German researchers gained rare access to three satellites and found they were years behind normal cybersecurity standards. At hundreds of …
https://www.wired.com/story/fourth-amendment-is-not-for-sale-act-2023/
A bill to prevent police and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of obtaining search warrants has a chance of …
https://www.wired.com/story/hikvision-cameras-telegram-children/
Plus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes …
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-spy-fears-us-congress/
The FBI’s collection of sensitive data on millions of Americans without a warrant has drawn intense scrutiny from Congress and …
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-cloud-attack-china-hackers/
Microsoft said hackers somehow stole the key, possibly from its own network, allowing them to forge user identities and bypass …
https://www.wired.com/story/ransomware-attacks-rise-2023/
Ransomware attacks will drop significantly in 2022, raising hopes that the criminal gangs behind ransomware attacks are turning the tables. …
https://www.wired.com/story/silk-road-variety-jones-sentencing/
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as ‘Variety Jones’, will spend time in prison for his key role in creating the …
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-discord-family-center-child-safety/
The popular messaging platform has rolled out new parental controls to spy on teens. Here’s what these tools include (and …
https://www.wired.com/story/real-time-crime-centers-rtcc-us-police/
Cities across the U.S. have set up RTCCs that police say protect the rights of the innocent, but critics warn …
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-internet-research-agency-disbands/
Plus: A French bill would allow espionage through cellphone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port …
https://www.wired.com/story/best-vpn/
It won’t solve all of your privacy problems, but a virtual private network can make you a less tempting target …
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-twitter-threads-bluesky-spill-hive-mastodon-privacy-comparison/
Here’s what personal data is collected by Meta’s Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social. …
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-threads-privacy-decentralization/
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises it will work with decentralized platforms to give you more control over your data. If you …
https://www.wired.com/story/ndaa-2023-davidson-jacobs-fourth-amendment/
The National Defense Authorization Act now includes a draft prohibiting government entities from buying Americans’ search histories, location data, and …
https://www.wired.com/story/electric-vehicle-charging-station-hacks/
Loopholes in EV charging stations and a lack of widespread standards threaten drivers and the grid. this story is with …
https://www.wired.com/story/cyberstalking-first-amendment-us-supreme-court-security-roundup/
Plus: Hackers take down Russian military satellite communications, spyware maker compromised, SEC targets victim company’s chief information security officer (CISO). …
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-google-moveit-security-patches-june-2023-critical-update/
Plus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare fixes flaws already used in attacks, and more critical updates for June. Summer software …
https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-tracking-cookies-gdpr-video-history/
The complaint, filed in the EU, said the porn site failed to follow basic data collection policies under the GDPR. …
https://www.wired.com/story/plane-ticket-booking-hold-scam/
Scammers take advantage of booking technology, traveler confusion and the promise of cheap flights to offer deals that are anything …
https://www.wired.com/story/the-night-17-million-precious-military-records-went-up-in-smoke/
Fifty years ago, a fire ripped through the National Personnel Records Center. It set off a massive project to save …
https://www.wired.com/story/us-ai-regulation-congress-briefings/
With tech regulation’s poor record, do lawmakers still stand a chance? Artificial intelligence is defining the future, even though many …
https://www.wired.com/story/5-ways-to-make-your-instant-messaging-more-secure/
Make sure your chats stay as private as you want. The actual number of chat messages sent each day is …
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-zero-day-spyware-patch-security-roundup/
Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, concerns about Chinese espionage in Cuba, and hackers trying to blackmail Reddit. A …
https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-abortion-pill-market/
As the legal environment changes, so does the gray market for selling abortion pills into the United States. If you …
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-cell-site-simulator-stingray-secrecy/
The newly released document underscores the agency’s continued secrecy around cell tower simulators — spying technology everyone already thought existed. …
https://www.wired.com/story/car-data-privacy-toyota-honda-ford/
Vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Ford, and more can collect huge volumes of data. Here’s what the companies can access. Your …
https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-deepfakes-disinformation-psychology/
The age of artificial intelligence heralds a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and delusional “facts.” Psychologists are only just beginning to …
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-gru-cadet-blizzard-ukraine-security-roundup/
Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild story of a questionable FBI informant, and one of …
https://www.wired.com/story/clop-moveit-hack-us-agencies-data-theft/
The ransomware gang Clop exploited a vulnerability in the file transfer service. The flaw has now been patched, but the …
https://www.wired.com/story/hualan-encryption-chips-entity-list-china/
The U.S. government has warned encryption chip maker Hualan of suspicious ties to the Chinese military. However, the U.S. agency …
