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The US Space Force Has a Rough Launch on the Internet
From controversy over camo print to Star Trek comparisons, the new military branch can't buy a break online...
Free Press Advocates Decry Cybercrime Charges Against Glenn Greenwald
Brazil has accused journalist Glenn Greenwald of aiding a hacking ring, with seemingly scant evidence...
Trump's Ukraine Delusion, Tesla's Ford Showdown, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Trump's Ukraine Server Delusion Is Spreading
Even secretary of state Mike Pompeo has given credence to Trump's demonstrably wrong theory that Ukraine hacked the DNC...
A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scoring Millions
The larger lesson of an ongoing Ethereum crime spree: Be careful about who's generating your cryptocurrency keys...
Even If Rod Rosenstein Stays, the Mueller Investigation Status Quo Won't Last
Much of the speculation around deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein's fate misses how disruptive a post-midterms shake-up could be...
Edward Snowden on Protecting Activists Against Surveillance
“Turnkey tyranny” has never been closer. For some communities, it feels like it’s already here...
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal
An appellate court puts the final seal on Ulbricht's life sentence, rejecting arguments about corrupt investigators and the injustice of his harsh sentence. The post Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Loses His Life Sentence Appeal appeared first on WIRED...
Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
The ACLU is suing two Florida police departments over the arrest of a Fort Myers man in a child-abduction case, saying officers treated a flawed face-recognition match as a near-certain ID...
Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance
A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors...
Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online...
The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of
From crypto kingpins to sophisticated scammers, these are the lesser-known hacking groups that should be on your radar...
Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face...
Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers...
Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought
A new discovery that the AI-enabled feature’s historical data can be accessed even by hackers without administrator privileges only contributes to the growing sense that the feature is a “dumpster fire.”...
The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass...
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work...
Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang
Plus: Hackers reveal flaws in crypto wallets holding $1 billion, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more...
A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen
The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive...
Senate Leaders Plan to Prolong NSA Surveillance Using a Must-Pass Bill
Top senate officials are planning to save the Section 702 surveillance program by attaching it to a crucial piece of legislation. Critics worry a chance to pass privacy reforms will be missed...
This Cryptomining Tool Is Stealing Secrets
Plus: Details emerge of a US government social media-scanning tool that flags “derogatory” speech, and researchers find vulnerabilities in the global mobile communications network...
SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica
SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate...
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...
Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years
Plus: The FBI got at least a little bit hacked, an election-disruption firm gets exposed, Russia mulls allowing “patriotic hacking,” and more...
The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 1: The Shadow
AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him...
Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era
A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime...
California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes
Plus: The T-Mobile hacker, another big bad Microsoft bug, and more of the week’s top security news...
Hackers Could Up Medication Doses Through Infusion Pump Flaws
It would take a determined hacker to break into the vulnerable B. Braun products, but the impact could be devastating...
China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC
The alleged digital operation has deployed hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the broadcaster's reporting...
Android 12 Will Let You Fine-Tune Permissions for Apps
A new privacy dashboard and “app hibernation” are coming to Google's mobile operating system...
Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue
The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place...
2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line
“Eventually, the Americans would find them. But by then it would be too late.”...
The Chrome Update Is Bad for Advertisers, but Good for Google
The world’s most popular browser is about to make it a lot harder for advertisers to track your online activity...
The UK Denies Assange's Extradition, Citing Suicide Risk
The ruling is based not on whether the WikiLeaks founder violated the Espionage Act, but on the implications of subjecting him to the US carceral state...
Apple's App 'Privacy Labels' Are Here—and They're a Big Step Forward
It remains unclear how effective the warnings will be, but the attempt alone is a promising development...
Was This Poker Player's Luck Too Good to Be True?
On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, features editor Mark Robinson talks to writer Brendan Koerner about an unconventional poker player and the woman who called him out...
Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War
The company, launched by Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey, is building software to connect multiple Air Force systems—allowing officers to act more quickly...
Ransomware Has Gone Corporate—and Gotten More Cruel
The DarkSide operators are just the latest group to adopt a veneer of professionalism—while at the same time escalating the consequences of their attacks...
‘DiceKeys’ Creates a Master Password for Life With One Roll
A new kit leaves your cryptographic destiny up to 25 cubes in a plastic box...
An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers
Amazon has patched the flaw, but its discovery underscores the importance of locking down your voice assistant interactions...
An ’80s File Format Enabled Stealthy Mac Hacking
The now-patched vulnerability would have let hackers target Microsoft Office using Symbolic Link—a file type that hasn't been in common use in over 30 years...
Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week
Twitter hack details, a botnet vigilante, and more of the week's top security news...
Apple’s Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here
Last year, Apple announced a special device just for hackers. The phone—for approved researchers only—will soon go into circulation...
The 'Super Smash Bros.' Community Reckons With Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Dozens of people have come forward over the past week, many pointing to a culture that they say enabled rampant predatory behavior...
Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads
As China exerts more power over the city, companies like Facebook and Google have stopped handing over data—for now...
How To Stop Instagram From Tracking Everything You Do
Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see...
Zoom Shut Down US-Based Activists at China's Request
Hackers for hire, a particularly ignominious phishing campaign, and more of the week’s top security news...
Zoom's End-to-End Encryption Will Be for Paying Customers Only
The videoconferencing company says it wants to be able to work with law enforcement to catch bad actors on its platform...
Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge
The sophisticated spear-phishing campaign hit as energy companies planned their response to falling crude prices...
The Rise and Spread of a 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
From an interview with an obscure Belgian doctor to apparent arson attacks in the UK, the unfounded claim that the pandemic is linked to 5G has spread unlike any other...