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Machines Shouldn’t Have to Spy On Us to Learn
We need a breakthrough that allows us to reap the benefits of AI without savaging data privacy...
Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink
With the launch of the first 16 satellites, Russia begins construction of a network for satellite internet that aims to cover the entire country by 2030. But getting there won’t be easy...
A $500 Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers
The RayV Lite will make it hundreds of times cheaper for anyone to carry out physics-bending feats of hardware hacking...
France Cracked Down on Google’s Ad Tech. What’s Next?
The French Competition Agency has hit the company with $855 million in fines this year. The money is meaningless—but the changes could be profound...
Facebook Catches Iranian Spies Catfishing US Military Targets
The hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure their victims...
Fancy Bear Is Trying to Brute-Force Hundreds of Networks
While SolarWinds rightly drew attention earlier this year, Moscow's Fancy Bear group has been on a password-guessing spree this whole time...
The Cl0p Bust Shows Exactly Why Ransomware Isn’t Going Away
Ukrainian authorities managed to make some high-profile arrests. But nothing’s going to change until Russia does the same...
DarkSide Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess
As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling...
It’s Open Season for Microsoft Exchange Server Hacks
A patch for the vulnerabilities China exploited has been released. Now, criminal groups are going to reverse engineer it—if they haven’t already...
Malware Is Now Targeting Apple’s New M1 Processor
Two distinct strains of malware have already adjusted to the new silicon just months after its debut...
2020 Shows the Danger of a Decapitated Cyber Regime
Trump's White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working—until the SolarWinds hack...
Ditch Your Data-Hungry Apps for These Privacy-Focused Swaps
From messaging to maps, many popular apps slurp up your data to sell you ads. There’s a better way...
A Ransomware Gang Bought Facebook Ads to Troll Its Victim
Covid-19 research hacking, the Pentagon's Photoshop antics, and more of the week's top security news...
Dutch Hackers Found a Simple Way to Mess With Traffic Lights
By reverse engineering apps intended for cyclists, security researchers found they could cause delays in at least 10 cities from anywhere in the world...
Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets Can Get Hacked Too
New research shows vulnerabilities in popular cold-storage options that would have revealed their PINs...
Vote by Mail Isn't Perfect. But It's Essential in a Pandemic
Despite Donald Trump's invective, the spread of Covid-19 has made the expansion of absentee voting critical...
The US Fears Huawei Because It Knows How Tempting Backdoors Are
US officials allege that Huawei has backdoors in its technology. The US knows firsthand how powerful those can be...
WhatsApp Fixes Yet Another Group Chat Security Gap
The flaw would have given attackers an avenue for crashing the app—every time a user opened an infected group thread...
Why Keybase Doesn't Offer Two Factor Authentication
Keybase exists to keep things safe online. And it doesn't use 2FA to do it...
In Hong Kong, Which Side Is Technology On?
Both. Yes, authoritarians have co-opted tech. But the story is far from over...
Clever New DDoS Attack Gets a Lot of Bang for a Hacker's Buck
By exploiting the WS-Discovery protocol, a new breed of DDoS attack can get a huge rate of return...
Hacktivists Are on the Rise—but Less Effective Than Ever
Groups like Anonymous are still trying to make waves in Sudan and elsewhere, but the old tools don't work as well as they used to...
The Battle of Winterfell: A Tactical Analysis
If you're going up against an army of the undead, maybe plan a little better...
An iOS App That Secretly Spies on You, And More News
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less...
Researchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem
Critics point out serious flaws in a study promising an "online polygraph," with potential to create deep biases...
FTC Hits TikTok With Record $5.7 Million Fine Over Children’s Privacy
The social media app will pay $5.7 million to settle the allegations, and be required to delete videos uploaded by anyone under 13...
Just a Pair of These $11 Radio Gadgets Can Steal a Car
A technique that allows thieves to silently unlock and drive away cars is getting cheaper and easier than ever. The post Just a Pair of These $11 Radio Gadgets Can Steal a Car appeared first on WIRED...
OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts
Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase...
Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums
Most US World Cup stadiums are surrounded by surveillance cameras. Want to know if you’re being watched on your way to a match? These maps will help you...
The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
Plus: A 22-year-old former intern gets put in charge of a key anti-terrorism program, threat intelligence firms finally wrangle their confusing names for hacker groups, and more...
The LastPass Hack Somehow Gets Worse
Plus: The US Marshals disclose a “major” cybersecurity incident, T-Mobile has gotten pwned so much, and more...
Watch a Hacker Hijack a Hotel Room’s Lights, Fans, and Beds
It’s not a ghost. It’s a half-dozen vulnerabilities in a digital automation system...
Hospitals Still Use Pneumatic Tubes—and They Can Be Hacked
The tech may seem antiquated, but it poses very modern cybersecurity problems...
WhatsApp Has a Secure Fix for One of Its Biggest Drawbacks
Starting with a beta that launches today, you’ll no longer have to route all your messages through your smartphone...
Germany Is About to Block One of the Biggest Porn Sites
Regulators are trying to force adult sites to introduce age checks for users. Now one of the largest in the world faces a total block for refusing to do so...
Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle
Hart InterCivic will be the first private vendor to partner with the company on using its open-source ElectionGuard system...
The Biggest Security Threats to the US Are the Hardest to Define
In a Senate briefing, the heads of the major intelligence agencies warned the public about dangers that offer no easy solutions...
A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks SEC First
“MillionaireMike” allegedly ran a stock tip scam that earned him $27,000 in bitcoin payments...
The UK Is Secretly Testing a Controversial Web Snooping Tool
The country passed its Investigatory Powers Act in 2016. Now, its building what could be the most powerful data collection system used by any democratic nation...
What Life Is Like Under Myanmar's Internet Shutdown
One couple living in Yangon explain the impact of the military coup's terrifying censorship measures...
Hackers Used Zero-Days to Infect Windows and Android Devices
Google researchers say the campaign, which booby-trapped sites to ensnare targets, was carried out by a “highly sophisticated actor.”...
Ransomware Is Headed Down a Dire Path
2020 was a great year for ransomware gangs. For hospitals, schools, municipal governments, and everyone else, it’s going to get worse before it gets better...
Microsoft's Making a Secure PC Chip—With Intel and AMD's Help
The Pluton security processor will give the software giant an even more prominent role in locking down Windows hardware...
Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider
Your inbox holds plenty of sensitive information. Here are some alternatives that put your correspondence under lock and key...
Does TikTok Really Pose a Risk to US National Security?
Concerns about the Chinese government shouldn't be dismissed, experts say. But banning TikTok would be a drastic measure...
The Twitter Hack Could Have Been Much Worse—and Maybe Was
The meltdown appears to be part of a bitcoin scam and not something more nefarious, but security experts are troubled that it happened at all...
The Hypocrisy of Mike Pompeo
In the few short years since his time in Congress, the secretary of state has conveniently reversed himself on multiple fronts...
Can the Government Buy Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment?
Immigration authorities are purchasing cell phone location data, and it might be totally legal...