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Destructive Hacks Against Ukraine Echo Its Last Cyberwar
A data wiper posing as ransomware bears a discomfiting resemblance to the earlier wave of Russian cyberattacks that ended with NotPetya...
The Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years
Hundreds of millions of devices are likely affected...
A Log4J Vulnerability Has Set the Internet 'On Fire'
The flaw in the logging framework has security teams scrambling to put in a fix...
The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist
The cold war between a startup and a soft-serve machine manufacturer is heating up, thanks to a newly released trove of internal emails...
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it...
It’s a Good Day to Update All Your Devices. Trust Us
iOS, Windows, and Chrome all have zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers are going after. Now that the fixes are here, you need to install them ASAP...
How an Obscure Company Took Down Big Chunks of the Internet
You may not have heard of Fastly, but you felt its impact when sites didn’t load around the world Tuesday morning...
This Ballot-Count Livestream Is the Only Thing Worth Watching
Take a deep breath and enjoy democracy at work...
A Poker Pro Accused of Cheating Wants $330M in Damages
Mike Postle claims he was the victim of an elaborate online campaign to tar him as a fraud—and he's suing a dozen defendants...
Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers Likely Penetrated a US Federal Agency
New clues indicate that APT28 may be behind a mysterious intrusion that US officials disclosed last week...
A British AI Tool to Predict Violent Crime Is Too Flawed to Use
A government-funded system known as Most Serious Violence was built to predict first offenses but turned out to be wildly inaccurate...
Thieves Are Emptying ATMs Using a New Form of Jackpotting
The new hardware-based attack, which has targeted machines across Europe, can yield a stream of cash for the attacker...
A New Map Shows the Inescapable Creep of Surveillance
The Atlas of Surveillance shows which tech law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired. It's a sobering look at the present-day panopticon...
Google Moves to Secure the Cloud From Itself
Confidential Virtual Machines allows Google Cloud Services Customers to keep data secret—even when it's being actively processed...
Facebook and Twitter Want to Keep the Justice System Skewed Against Defendants
Their CEOs have pledged support for reform amid the George Floyd protests—while their lawyers are fighting to preserve law enforcement’s advantage in court...
How to Clean Up Your Old Posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
These tips and tools will help you scrub your social media profiles clean, or give you a fresh start without giving up your username and followers...
An Alarming Windows Bug, a Triumph for Tesla, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
If Russia Hacked Burisma, Brace for the Leaks to Follow
The Kremlin likely hacked the oil giant. Its next play: selectively release—and even forge—documents. Did the US learn enough from 2016 to ignore them?...
Foreign Trolls Are Targeting Veterans on Facebook
Opinion: The VA needs to take preventative measures to protect vets—and more broadly, our democracy—from digital manipulation and fraud...
Turn Off Siri on Your Lock Screen for Better iOS Security
Every new version of iOS seems to bring with it a fresh lock screen bypass. Head the next one off by shushing Siri on your lock screen...
Everything You Should Do Before You Lose Your Phone
Misplacing your smartphone—or worse, having it stolen—is awful. But you can at least minimize the damage with a few easy steps...
A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security
The cryptographic keys that secure your computer’s boot sequence will start to expire on June 24. Here’s what that means for you...
Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data
Plus: Gay bars in San Francisco using face scanners, France quits Palantir, Apple plans to change its private email, and more...
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more...
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones...
Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive
Thanks to the newly detailed FROST technique, telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript...
California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A 31-year-old engineer and self-described indie game developer is suspected of firing shots at the annual event attended by President Donald Trump, high-profile media figures, and US government officials...
ICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood
Plus: Iran shuts down its internet amid sweeping protests, an alleged scam boss gets extradited to China, and more...
Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to “residential proxy” services that cover their tracks by making it look like everyday online activity...
Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America
The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found...
The Tech Crash Course That Trains US Diplomats to Spot Threats
The US State Department is training diplomats in cybersecurity, privacy, telecommunications, and other technology issues, allowing them to advance US policy abroad...
Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US...
Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia
Contract seafarers in Ukraine are turning to online whisper networks to keep themselves from being hired into Russia’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet...
Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows...
Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help
A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events...
The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US...
A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods...
The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code...
Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say
A surprise disclosure of a national security threat by the House Intelligence chair was part of an effort to block legislation that aimed to limit cops and spies from buying Americans' private data...
I Stopped Using Passwords. It's Great—and a Total Mess
Passkeys are here to replace passwords. When they work, it’s a seamless vision of the future. But don’t ditch your old logins just yet...
Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
After a slowdown in payments to ransomware gangs in 2022, last year saw total ransom payouts jump to their highest level yet, according to a new report from crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis...
Facebook Marketplace Is Being Ruined by Zelle Scammers
I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers...
Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents
On Telegram, scammers are impersonating doctors to sell fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates and other products, showing how criminals are taking advantage of conspiracy theories...
Inside the Race to Secure the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Beyond the blinding speeds and sharp turns on new terrain, the teams at this weekend’s big F1 race are preparing for another kind of danger...
The Dangerous Mystery of Hamas’ Missing ‘Suicide Drones’
Hamas has long touted its military drones, but little is known about the true scale of the threat. The answer may have consequences for people on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border...
Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto "Mixers" as Suspected Money Launderers
With a new emphasis on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the US Treasury has proposed designating foreign cryptocurrency “mixer” services as money launderers and national security threats...
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years
Dubbed “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset,” the flaw requires issuing patches to virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated...
Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group
Plus: Sony confirms a breach of its networks, US federal agents get caught illegally using phone location data, and more...
Risk of a US Government Shutdown Is Fueled by Very Online Republicans
Egged on by a far-reaching conservative media ecosystem, right-wing hardliners are forcing Washington to bend to their reality as the federal government careens toward a possible shutdown...