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Congressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful 'Backdoor' Searches
Representative Darin LaHood's claim that he was the subject of “backdoor” searches comes at a dicey moment for the bureau...
Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service
The world’s most prolific crypto thieves have used Sinbad.io to launder tens of millions. Its creator, “Mehdi,” answers WIRED’s questions...
Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now
Plus: The FTC cracks down on GoodRx, Microsoft boots “verified” phishing scammers, researchers disclose EV charger vulnerabilities, and more...
ADS-B Exchange, the Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet, Sold to Jetnet
ADS-B Exchange, beloved for resisting censorship, was sold to a company owned by private equity—and now even its biggest fans are bailing...
T-Mobile's New Data Breach Shows Its $150 Million Security Investment Isn't Cutting It
The mobile operator just suffered at least its fifth data breach since 2018, despite promising to spend a fortune shoring up its systems...
Lensa AI and ‘Magic Avatars’: What to Know Before Using the App
Are you thinking about uploading some selfies and buying a pack of ‘Magic Avatars’? Consider these expert tips first...
Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus
Questions about the Kremlin’s relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers...
Ukraine Enters a Dark New Era of Drone Warfare
A series of deadly attacks using Iranian “suicide drones” shows Russia is shifting gears in the conflict...
Celsius Exchange Data Dump Is a Gift to Crypto Sleuths—and Thieves
By releasing half a million users’ transactions in a bankruptcy court filing, the company has opened a vast breach in its users’ financial privacy...
Biden’s Privacy Order Slaps a Band-Aid on the EU-US Data Crisis
A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance...
Cloudflare Takes a Stab at a Captcha That Doesn’t Suck
The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes...
It’s Time to Get Real About TikTok’s Risks
US lawmakers keep warning about the popular app. But until they can explain what makes it uniquely dangerous, it’s difficult to tailor a resolution...
You’re Not Stringer Bell, but You May Still Need a Burner Phone
Prepaid phones are looking good as privacy worries peak...
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head...
You Pay More When Companies Get Hacked
Plus: Google delays the end of cookies again, EU officials were targeted with Pegasus spyware, and more of the top security news...
The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats
While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list...
Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups
Despite alerting Meta months ago, feminist groups say tens of thousands of fake accounts continue to bombard them on the platform...
The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived
Plus: Microsoft details Russia’s Ukraine hacking campaign, Meta’s election integrity efforts dwindle, and more...
Brave Now Lets You Customize Search Results—for Better or Worse
The privacy-focused company's new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean...
How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Plus: Russia rattles its cyber sword, a huge Facebook phishing operation is uncovered, feds take down the SSNDOB marketplace, and more...
Open Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School War
Intelligence collected from public information online could be impacting traditional warfare and altering the calculus between large and small powers...
How One Company Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online
Russia is using satellites controlled by French operator Eutelsat to broadcast state-run programming. A grassroots group is pushing for that to stop...
Small Drones Are Giving Ukraine an Unprecedented Edge
From surveillance to search-and-rescue, consumer drones are having an unprecedented impact on Ukraine’s defense against Russia...
Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before...
DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Browser Finally Lands on Desktop
DuckDuckGo started out as a private search engine. Now its web browser is debuting on Macs to rival Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Brave...
The Last Cell Tower in Mariupol
For weeks, a lone mobile base station allowed thousands in the besieged Ukrainian city to stay connected—until Russian troops arrived...
Stop Tracking Your Loved Ones
Tracking apps hijack your psyche. Here's how to regain control...
New Lapsus$ Hack Documents Make Okta’s Response Look More Bizarre
Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don’t explain the apparent lack of urgency...
When War Struck, Ukraine Turned to Telegram
As Russian troops surround Kyiv, millions of Ukrainians have relied on the messaging platform for government information...
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...
The Alt-Right on Facebook Are Hijacking Canada’s Trucker Blockade
In Ottawa, a protest against vaccine mandates has become an international sensation. American far-right personalities are behind its online rise...
Europe’s Move Against Google Analytics Is Just the Beginning
Austria’s data regulator has found that the use of Google Analytics is a breach of GDPR. In the absence of a new EU-US data deal, other countries may follow...
The Worst Hacks of 2021
It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware...
Devious ‘Tardigrade’ Malware Hits Biomanufacturing Facilities
The surprisingly sophisticated attack is “actively spreading” throughout the industry...
DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android
The privacy-focused tech company's latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone...
Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data
Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages...
‘Ghostwriter’ Looks Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It's Not
Security researchers have found signs that the pervasive hacking and misinformation campaign comes not from Moscow but from Minsk...
Hackers Targeted Hong Kong Apple Devices in Widespread Attack
Visitors to pro-democracy and media sites in the region were infected with malware that could download files, steal data, and more...
New Sex Toy Standards Let Some Sensitive Details Slide
The industry now has official guidance on design, materials, and more, but not security and privacy best practices...
Telegram Is Becoming a Cesspool of Anti-Semitic Content
A new report shows that channels devoted to anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are growing at an alarming rate. Why won’t the platform take action?...
How to Go Passwordless on Your Microsoft Account
You no longer need an ungainly string of characters to access your Windows PC or Xbox...
Former US Intelligence Operatives Admit They Hacked for UAE
Plus: Remote learning spyware, an AT bribery scandal, and more of the week's top security news...
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...
The Strangest Election Scenario Runs Through Georgia
There’s a small but real possibility that we won’t know which party controls the Senate until 2021, thanks to a special election and a unique state requirement...
Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does
Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit...
Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree
A group dubbed Cosmic Lynx uses surprisingly sophisticated methods—and targets big game...
25 Years After Oklahoma City, Domestic Terrorism Is on the Rise
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, FBI director Christopher Wray discusses a scourge that “moves at the speed of social media.”...
Facebook Broadens Its Bug Bounty to Include Third-Party Apps
Starting Monday, Facebook will pay at least $600 to researchers who spot third-party apps behaving badly on its platform...
Hackers Can Steal a Tesla Model S in Seconds by Cloning Its Key Fob
Weak encryption in the cars' key fobs allows all-too-easy theft, but you can set a PIN code on your Tesla to protect it...
Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck
Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing the EPA for staffers' Signal messages. It may hit the encrypted limits of federal transparency. The post Suing to See the Feds' Encrypted Messages? Good Luck appeared first on WIRED...