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The US Congress Was Targeted With Predator Spyware
Plus: Hamas raised millions in crypto, Exxon used hacked data, and more...
White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram
A “friendlier” front for racist extremism has spread rapidly across the US in recent months, as active club channels network on Telegram's encrypted messaging app...
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...
Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You
Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs...
The International Criminal Court Will Now Prosecute Cyberwar Crimes
And the first case on the docket may well be Russia’s cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine...
The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key
After leaving many questions unanswered, Microsoft explains in a new postmortem the series of slipups that allowed attackers to steal and abuse a valuable cryptographic key...
Apple's Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy
Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday...
Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs
A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang’s secrets, including the identity of a central member...
Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works
Pixel Binary Transparency is the latest security benefit for Pixel owners...
A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets
Security researchers set up a remote machine and recorded every move cybercriminals made—including their login details...
How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS
Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in...
The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans...
American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files
A Google Drive left public on the American College of Pediatricians’ website exposed detailed financial records, sensitive member details, and more...
A Security Team Is Turning This Malware Gang’s Tricks Against It
The cybercriminals behind the Gootloader malware have found clever ways to avoid detection. But researchers are using those same mechanisms to stop them...
The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh’s Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’
The breach of the right-wing provocateur was simply a way of “stirring up some drama,” the attacker tells WIRED. But the damage could have been much worse...
I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here's How to Not Be Me
Don't drink and tweet...
A Privacy Hero's Final Wish: An Institute to Redirect AI's Future
Peter Eckersley did groundbreaking work to encrypt the web. After his sudden death, a new organization he founded is carrying out his vision to steer artificial intelligence toward “human flourishing.”...
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...
The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang
The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs...
How to Encrypt any File, Folder, or Drive on Your System
Trust us, it’s safer this way...
Update Android Right Now to Fix a Scary Remote-Execution Flaw
Plus: Patches for Apple iOS 16, Google Chrome, Windows 10, and more...
Everyone Is Using Google Photos Wrong
Ever-expanding cloud storage presents more risks than you might think...
Apple MacOS Ventura Bug Breaks Third-Party Security Tools
Your anti-malware software may not work if you upgraded to the new operating system. But Apple says a fix is on the way...
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...
The Uber Data Breach Conviction Shows Security Execs What Not to Do
Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack...
The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn ‘Shameware’ Apps
Churches are using invasive phone-monitoring tech to discourage “sinful” behavior. Some software is seeing more than congregants realize...
Why the Twilio Breach Cuts So Deep
The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem...
The Twitter Whistleblower Report’s Most Damning Allegation
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s claims about the company’s lax security are all bad. But one clearly captures the extent of systemic issues...
Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll
As a graduation prank, four high school students hijacked 500 screens across six school buildings to troll their classmates and teachers...
Google's Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch
Before the flagship phone ever landed in users’ hands, the security team thoroughly hacked it by finding bugs and developing exploits...
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...
A Slack Bug Exposed Some Users’ Hashed Passwords for 5 Years
The exposure of cryptographically scrambled passwords isn’t a worst-case scenario—but it isn’t great, either...
Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial
Roman Sterlingov, accused of laundering $336 million, is proclaiming his innocence—and challenging a key investigative tool...
Russia Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine
Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid pace...
How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone
The next time someone wants to borrow your device to make a call or take a picture, take these steps to protect your privacy...
A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack...
Is Your New Car a Threat to National Security?
Putting sensor-packed Chinese cars on Western roads could be a privacy issue. Just ask Tesla...
The Post-Roe Privacy Nightmare Has Arrived
Plus: Microsoft details Russia’s Ukraine hacking campaign, Meta’s election integrity efforts dwindle, and more...
AMD Gave Google Cloud Rare Access to Its Tech to Hunt Chip Flaws
By working together, the companies say they’re better able to find security flaws in Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing infrastructure...
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...
Conti Leak: A Ransomware Gang's Chats Expose Its Crypto Plans
Leaked files from cybercrime group Conti show it started building a crypto payment platform, a social network—and even had plans for a casino...
The US Watches Warily for Russia-Ukraine Tensions to Spill Over
Conversations with more than a dozen senior cybersecurity leaders in both the public and private sector outline the major areas of risk...
The DOJ’s $3.6B Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder Crypto
A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. They didn’t work...
Out-of-Control Cybercrime Will Cause More Real-World Harm
Ransomware and online attacks can cause deadly real-world harm. Governments need to raise their game in response...
What's the Deal With Anti-Cheat Software in Online Games?
Cheat deterrents like kernel drivers are raising legitimate privacy concerns. But it's not all bad news...
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...
A Teen Took Control of Teslas by Hacking a Third-Party App
Plus: Open source sabotage, Ukrainian website hacks, and more of the week's top security news...