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Anti-Deepfake Law in California Is Far Too Feeble
Opinion: While well intentioned, the law has too many loopholes for malicious actors and puts too little responsibility on platforms...
How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple's App Store
Sing it loud: The App Store's not perfect. Especially when it's up against click fraud code this clever...
Apple's Good Intentions on Privacy Stop at China's Borders
As pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong, the tech giant’s troubling relationship with an authoritarian regime has come into focus...
What Is Application Shielding?
Security firms are increasingly touting application shielding as an important layer of defense. But it may be better suited to DRM...
The Overlooked Security Threat of Sign-In Kiosks
New research from IBM shows that several visitor management systems had a rash of vulnerabilities...
Hackers Hit Macron With Huge Email Leak Ahead of French Election
The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron confirms it's been the target of a successful hacking operation. The post Hackers Hit Macron With Huge Email Leak Ahead of French Election appeared first on WIRED...
Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound
From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made. It’s not all going as planned...
The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy’s nuclear strikes—serves no end...
This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is...
'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances...
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technology...
Norton Put a Cryptominer in Its Antivirus Software
Plus: NFT thefts, a ransomware wave in schools, and more of the week’s top security news...
SolarWinds Hackers Continue Assault With New Microsoft Breach
The company says the Nobelium hacking group compromised a support agent's computer and levied brute-force attacks against some of its customers...
A Never-Before-Seen Wiper Malware Is Hitting Israeli Targets
The malicious code, which masquerades as ransomware, appears to come from a hacking group with ties to Iran...
Decades-Old 'Frag Attack' Flaws Affect Almost Every Wi-Fi Device
The so-called Frag Attack vulnerabilities could let hackers steal data or compromise connected gadgets...
They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach...
The Accellion Breach Keeps Getting Worse—and More Expensive
What started as a few vulnerabilities in firewall equipment has snowballed into a global extortion spree...
The SolarWinds Hackers Used Tactics Other Groups Will Copy
The supply chain threat was just the beginning...
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2020
This year saw plenty of destructive hacking and disinformation campaigns—but amid a pandemic and a historic election, the consequences have never been graver...
Update iOS Right Now to Fix Some Bad Security Bugs
Plus: Ransomware hits Capcom, the US seizes Iranian domains, and more of the week’s top security news...
Now Chrome Can Block Ads That Leach Power From Your CPU
Google developers have built a feature to help you avoid abusive ads. Here’s how to turn it on...
How to Avoid Spam—Using Disposable Contact Information
The next time you sign up for a coupon code or retail promotion, use these apps to avoid spam text and email messages...
Amid Its Covid-19 Crisis, China Was Still Hacking Uighurs’ iPhones
Security researchers reveal a months-long, indiscriminate campaign targeting the iPhones of Chinese Muslims...
Online Credit Card Skimmers Are Thriving During the Pandemic
As brick and mortars close due to the novel coronavirus, thieves have increasingly targeted digital checkout...
The Army Corps of Engineers Deploys Against Coronavirus
The US is desperate for hospital beds. The US Army Corps of Engineers can build thousands of them in a matter of days...
Bluetooth-Related Flaws Threaten Dozens of Medical Devices
Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol...
This Apple-FBI Fight Is Different From the Last One
In 2016 the iPhone encryption debate ended in a draw. Don't count on 2020's scuffle over the Pensacola shooter's devices to play out the same way...
The Likely Reason Disney\+ Accounts Are Getting 'Hacked'
Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again...
Intel Failed to Fix a Hackable Chip Flaw Despite a Year of Warnings
Speculative execution attacks still haunt Intel, long after researchers told the company what to fix...
Why Many People Got Mysterious Valentine’s Day Texts Today
The issue was reportedly caused by a maintenance update made to “messaging platforms of multiple carriers in the US."...
Microsoft's Secured-Core PC Feature Protects Critical Code
The “secured-core PC” feature for Windows looks to head off firmware hacks...
Facebook Sweetens Deal for Hackers to Catch Security Bugs
The company is turbocharging its bug bounty to try to stop the next data leak before it happens...
'Opt Out' Is Useless. Let People Opt In
It's not so crazy to want Big Tech to ask for your data—and conversations with AI assistants—before they take it...
The Presidential Text Alert Has a Long, Strange History
While the presidential text that hits your phone Wednesday will be the first of its kind, it's part of a decades-long lineage of official government Doomsday alerts...
Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins
Though the exact details of the situation have not been confirmed, community infighting seems to have spilled out in a breach of the notorious image board...
CyberAv3ngers: The Iranian Saboteurs Hacking Water and Gas Systems Worldwide
Despite their hacktivist front, CyberAv3ngers is a rare state-sponsored hacker group bent on putting industrial infrastructure at risk—and has already caused global disruption...
Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War
Chinese ecommerce giants like Temu and AliExpress sell drone accessories like those used by soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict...
AI Scam Calls: How to Protect Yourself, How to Detect
AI tools are getting better at cloning people’s voices, and scammers are using these new capabilities to commit fraud. Avoid getting swindled by following these expert tips...
The Third-Party Okta Hack Leaves Customers Scrambling
Authentication firm Okta's statements on the Lapsus$ breach fails to answer key questions...
Windows 11's Security Push Leaves Scores of PCs Behind
The minimum hardware requirements for Microsoft’s next operating system will leave plenty of PCs stranded...
Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Stream
The new policy holds streamers to account for what happens on other services and in real life...
Watch Out—That 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Cheat Might Be Malware
Players looking for a leg up are being duped into giving criminals a backdoor into their devices...
Water Supply Hacks Are a Serious Threat—and Only Getting Worse
An ex-employee allegedly tampered with a Kansas water system. It was too easy, and it's happening too often...
Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Has a Silver Lining
The streaming service is making account owners enter two-factor codes in a limited test. That's … actually not so bad...
A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply
The attacker upped sodium hydroxide levels in the Oldsmar, Florida, water supply to extremely dangerous levels...
There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain
Security cameras. License plate readers. Smartphone trackers. Drones. We’re being watched 24/7. What happens when all those data streams fuse into one?...
This Encrypted Gun Registry Might Bridge a Partisan Divide
Researchers from Brown University have developed a system that could keep track of firearms while preserving privacy...
Google Is Testing End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app...