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Ukraine’s Defense—and Hacktivists—Have Raised Over $4M in Crypto
Russia’s invasion into the country sparked a surge of crypto donations to resistance groups...
Russia’s Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of Firewalls
Western intelligence services are raising alarms about Cyclops Blink, the latest tool at the notorious group’s disposal...
Twitter Has Started Blocking Porn in Germany
Dozens of accounts have been vanished as Twitter bows to pressure to make it harder for children to find adult content online...
Microsoft Disabling Macros Is a Huge Win for Security
Word and Excel files you download from the internet just got a whole lot safer...
Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang
Internal messages WIRED has viewed shed new light on the operators of one of the world's biggest botnets...
A Bug in iOS 15 Is Leaking User Browsing Activity in Real Time
Apple has known about the vulnerability, which also affects iPadOS 15 and Safari 15, since late November...
How Apple's iCloud Private Relay Can Keep You Safe
The newest security measure is still in beta. But if you want to make use of it, here's what you need to know...
Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe...
Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw Microsoft Fixed 9 Years Ago
Unless you go out of your way to install the patch, your system could be exposed...
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...
Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness
Plus: An alleged spy, a ransomware arrest, and more of the week's top security news...
Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor
The attempt to block the site, which helps users mask their online activity, is the latest step in the country's efforts to control the internet...
The Android 12 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now
Google's new mobile operating system is finally rolling out to more phones. Here's what you need to tweak...
A Canadian Teen Was Arrested in a $36.5M SIM-Swap Heist
Plus: An FBI email hack, a cam site data leak, and more of the week's top security news...
An Apparent Ransomware Hack Puts the NRA in a Bind
The group behind the reported attack is under sanctions from the US Treasury, which means a payout could come with penalties for the victim...
How to Get Your Family to Actually Use a Password Manager
Whether it's about sharing your Netflix login or getting your affairs in order, here are tips for convincing your loved ones to organize and protect their accounts too...
Hundreds of Scam Apps Hit Over 10 Million Android Devices
The so-called GriftHorse campaign used clever techniques to avoid detection in Google Play for nearly a year...
A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'
The undersea cables that connect much of the world would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection...
Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia—and Trump
In an interview with WIRED and in his new book, the former FBI agent details the threats the US faces as the 2020 election looms...
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
Police increasingly ask Google and other tech firms for data about who was where, when. Two judges ruled the investigative tool invalid in a Chicago case...
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says He's Got Election Stuff Under Control
Facebook rolls out its plan to protect the US from November mayhem...
Read the Mueller Report; Change Your Instagram Password
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less...
Trump's New Executive Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems
Trump’s order creates a framework to sanction foreign meddling in elections, but experts say it’s not enough...
Twitter Finally Bans Alex Jones—Over a Publicity Stunt
After years of abuse and spreading conspiracy theories, Alex Jones finally went too far for Twitter with a relatively tame rant...
How Google Chrome Spent a Decade Making the Web More Secure
Ten years after Chrome debuted, a look back at how the browser redefined security online...
The US Charging Julian Assange Could Put Press Freedom on Trial
No matter your feelings on Assange or WikiLeaks, espionage charges against the group would represent a serious blow to press freedom. The post The US Charging Julian Assange Could Put Press Freedom on Trial appeared first on WIRED...
Facebook Offers a Better Way to Get Back Into Your Locked-Out Apps
At Facebook's F8 conference, the company outlined a refreshing alternative to the bad security questions that plague account recovery across the web. The post Facebook Offers a Better Way to Get Back Into Your Locked-Out Apps appeared first on WIRED...
OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents...
US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats
Officials discussed setting up a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other of AI incidents which could threaten national security...
A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online...
‘We Were Not Ready for This’: Lebanon's Emergency System Is Hanging by a Thread
In Lebanon, nearly 1 in 5 people has been displaced by Israeli attacks, leaving the government to manage a modern crisis without modern digital infrastructure...
What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?
As strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf...
The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
Vessels are increasingly being abandoned during the war on Iran, revealing a hidden failure in the global systems that keep goods—and people—moving...
A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown
The Telegram-based Xinbi Guarantee black market sells services that help prop up scam operations. British officials just hit the highly lucrative marketplace with sweeping sanctions...
Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get worse...
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks
The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department...
AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?
The last major nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia just expired. Some experts believe a combination of satellite surveillance, AI, and human reviewers can take its place. Others, not so much...
Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
After more than 15 years of draconian measures, culminating in an ongoing internet shutdown, the Iranian regime seems to be staggering toward its digital surveillance endgame...
ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States
Internal ICE planning documents propose spending up to $50 million on a privately run network capable of shipping immigrants in custody hundreds of miles across the Upper Midwest...
US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela
Plus: AI reportedly caused ICE to send agents into the field without training, Palantir’s app for targeting immigrants gets exposed, and more...
The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private...
Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein Files Release—and What’s Missing
From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory...
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted...
How to Hack a Poker Game
This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table...
This Is the Nuclear-Powered Ship Deployed in Trump’s War on Drug Boats
The USS Gerald R. Ford is a $13 billion aircraft carrier sailing to the Caribbean with nuclear propulsion, an electromagnetic plane launcher, and 90 aircraft onboard...
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
Anthropic partnered with the US government to create a filter meant to block Claude from helping someone build a nuke. Experts are divided on whether its a necessary protection—or a protection at all...
Google’s Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far
Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads—but its benefits have their limits...
Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts
Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them...
Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as 22-Year-Old Utah Man
Authorities have named Tyler Robinson as a suspect in the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, citing Discord messages as evidence of his alleged role...
A New Platform Offers Privacy Tools to Millions of Public Servants
From data-removal services to threat monitoring, the Public Service Alliance says its new marketplace will help public servants defend themselves in an era of data brokers and political violence...