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Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
The country has enlisted thousands of cybersecurity professionals in the war effort against Russia...
US Agencies Say Russian Hackers Compromised Defense Contractors
Kremlin-backed cyber actors lurked in the networks for months, obtaining sensitive documents related to weapons and infrastructure development...
Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info
The attackers exploited a known vulnerability and installed credit card skimmers on more than 500 websites...
NSO Group Spyware Targeted Dozens of Reporters in El Salvador
The newly disclosed campaign shows how little the company has done to curb abuses of its powerful surveillance tools...
6 Ways to Delete Yourself From the Internet
You’ll never be able to get a clean slate—but you can significantly downsize your digital footprint...
A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients
Plus: A Ubiquiti hack revelation, predictive policing, and more of the week's top security news...
The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers
Plus: a “Trojan Source” bug, Russian hackers exposed, and more of the week's top security news...
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last
An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it...
The SolarWinds Hackers Are Looking for Their Next Big Score
Plus: Gas station hacks in Iran, ransomware arrests in Europe, and more of the week's top security news...
Ransomware Hits Dozens of Hospitals in an Unprecedented Wave
As Covid-19 infections spike in many parts of the US, malware gangs are wreaking havoc on the health care system...
US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit
The Department of Justice has named and charged six men for allegedly carrying out many of the most costly cyberattacks in history...
Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers Are Hitting US Campaign Targets Again
Microsoft says the GRU hacking group has attacked hundreds of organizations over the past year, many of them tied to the upcoming election...
A Hidden Risk for Domestic Violence Victims: Family Phone Plans
Abusers can use shared accounts to stalk and harass victims, and plans aren’t always easy to escape...
DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid
There's finally a way to get off of email lists with your privacy intact...
New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears
The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers...
Anonymous Stole and Leaked a Megatrove of Police Documents
The so-called BlueLeaks collection includes internal memos, financial records, and more from over 200 state, local, and federal agencies...
Why Big Tech and the Government Need to Work Together
Opinion: Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter argues for cooperation between tech workers and the DoD...
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...
How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras
Artist Morry Kolman will be livestreaming feeds of the NBA champions’ ticker-tape parade from NYC’s traffic cameras—and this time, the city’s Department of Transportation isn’t demanding he stop...
The Romance Scammer Who Made a Small Fortune Posing as a WWE Superstar
In this excerpt from WIRED Book Club pick The Yahoo Boys, journalist Carlos Barragán traces one scammer’s journey from flop to fortune...
Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout
Some internet connectivity is returning in Iran after nearly 90 days offline, web monitoring groups say. But it isn’t clear if the reconnection is permanent...
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection...
An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings
David Norman, a former Phoenix police officer who’s described himself as “a fucking savage,” now runs a company that provided training to Homeland Security’s Special Response Teams...
Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do
It's not just you. Scammers, hackers, and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they discuss cyberattacks and other illegal activity...
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude images—and the problem shows no signs of going away...
A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World
GPS jamming and spoofing attacks are on the rise. If the global navigation system the US relies on were to go down entirely, it would send the world into unprecedented chaos...
Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android
A new extra-secure mode for Android 16 will let at-risk users lock their devices down...
The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app...
Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport
An email sent by the Department of Homeland Security instructs people in the US on a temporary legal status to leave the country. But who the email actually applies to—and who actually received it—is far from clear...
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...
A Brand-New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US...
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
Despite high-profile attention and even US sanctions, the group hasn’t stopped or even slowed its operation, including the breach of two more US telecoms...
The Murky Ad-Tech World Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel
A Florida data broker told a US senator it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, which denies involvement—revealing the opaque nature of online ad surveillance...
Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head
Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival...
China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked...
Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram
Bots that “remove clothes” from images have run rampant on the messaging app, allowing people to create nonconsensual deepfake images even as lawmakers and tech companies try to crack down...
The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink
The Navy is testing out the Elon Musk–owned satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet access to sailors at sea. It’s part of a bigger project that’s about more than just getting online...
Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters
Please don’t, actually. But do update your Shimano Di2 shifters’ software to prevent a new radio-based form of cycling sabotage...
Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes
Hacker Samy Kamkar is debuting his own open source version of a laser microphone—a spy tool that can invisibly pick up the sounds inside your home through a window, and even the text you’re typing...
US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
Plus: Meta pays $1.4 million in a historic privacy settlement, Microsoft blames a cyberattack for a major Azure outage, and an artist creates a face recognition system to reveal your NYPD “coppelganger.”...
Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison
The cybercrime boss, who helped lead the prolific Zeus malware gang and was on the FBI’s “most wanted” list for years, has been sentenced to 18 years and ordered to pay more than $73 million...
Deepfake Creators Are Revictimizing GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Survivors
The most notorious deepfake sexual abuse website is hosting altered videos originally published as part of the GirlsDoPorn operation. Experts say this new low is only the beginning...
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...
US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence Campaign
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has joined US intelligence officials in ignoring repeated inquiries about Israel’s “malign” efforts to covertly influence US voters...
Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash
After weeks of withering criticism and exposed security flaws, Microsoft has vastly scaled back its ambitions for Recall, its AI-enabled silent recording feature, and added new privacy features...
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 Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered...
A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience...
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures...