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Don't Join Threads—Make Instagram's 'Twitter Killer' Join You
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don't sign up...
EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid...
Toyota Leaked Vehicle Data of 2 Million Customers
The FBI disables notorious Russia-linked malware, the EU edges toward a facial recognition ban, and security firm Dragos has an intrusion of its own...
The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services
For a decade, a group called Big Pipes has worked behind the scenes with the FBI to target the worst cybercriminal “booter” services plaguing the internet...
Doctors Behind Mifepristone Ban Called ‘Christians’ a Top Threat
Leaked documents reveal that the American College of Pediatricians viewed “mainstream medicine” and “nominal Christians” as its opposition...
Montana’s Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point
The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights...
North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot
A spy group working for the Kim regime has been feeding stolen coins into crypto mining services in an effort to throw tracers off their trail...
India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh
Plus: The “Clop” gang's ransomware spree, the DC Health Link breach comes into focus, and more...
The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find
No, there’s not a sudden influx of unidentified objects in the skies above the US—but the government is paying closer attention...
An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire
Plus: An FBI platform got hacked, an ex-Twitter employee is sentenced for espionage, malicious Windows 10 installers circulate in Ukraine, and more...
A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia
The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death...
Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands...
Apple Tracks You More Than You Think
Plus: WikiLeaks’ website is falling apart, tax websites are sending your data to Facebook, and cops take down a big phone-number-spoofing operation...
Redacted Documents Are Not as Secure as You Think
Popular redaction tools don’t always work as promised, and new attacks can reveal hidden information, researchers say...
A Leak Details Apple's Secret Dirt on Corellium, a Trusted Security Startup
A 500-page document reviewed by WIRED shows that Corellium engaged with several controversial companies, including spyware maker NSO Group...
The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
Mysterious crooks took hundreds of millions of dollars from FTX just as it collapsed. Crypto-tracing blockchain analysis may provide an answer...
‘Dark Ships’ Emerge From the Shadows of the Nord Stream Mystery
Satellite monitors discovered two vessels with their trackers turned off in the area of the pipeline prior to the suspected sabotage in September...
If Musk Starts Firing Twitter's Security Team, Run
What's next for the social network is anyone's guess—but here's what to watch as you wade through the privacy and security morass...
How the World Will Know If Russia Is Preparing to Launch a Nuclear Attack
While tensions over a possible nuclear attack on Ukraine remain high, experts say surveillance will likely catch Russia if it plans to do the unthinkable...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Bails on Starlink Funding for Ukraine
Plus: Hackers hit the Mormon Church, Signal plans to ditch SMS for Android, and a Fat Bear election erupts in scandal...
Windows 11 Now Offers Automatic Phishing Protection
You’re safer than ever—here’s how...
VPN Providers Flee India as a New Data Law Takes Hold
Many companies have pulled physical servers from the country as a mandate to collect customer data goes into effect...
Shadowy Russian Cell Phone Companies Are Cropping Up in Ukraine
But as Ukrainians retake ground, some of the firms are erasing their online presence...
Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns...
A New Attack Easily Knocked Out a Potential Encryption Algorithm
SIKE was a contender for post-quantum-computing encryption. It took researchers an hour and a single PC to break it...
A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data
Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy...
Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell
Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses...
Your Tim Hortons Coffee App Knew Where You Were at All Times
The Canada-based company illegally collected “vast amounts of location data,” such as every time a person entered or left their home, workplace, or another coffee shop...
DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Think
Plus: A $150 million Twitter fine, a massive leak from a Chinese prison in Xinjiang, and an ISIS plot to assassinate George W. Bush...
The Surveillance State Is Primed for Criminalized Abortion
A new report lays out existing US police surveillance capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor pregnant people...
North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphones hackers may be challenging the world's most digitally restrictive regime...
The US Saw a Spike in Child Sexual Abuse URLs in 2021
CSAM hosting in the United States rose 64 percent last year, putting the country second in the world, a new report found...
A $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht's Debt
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution...
Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine
The attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions...
TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers
Plus: Microsoft seizes Russian GRU domains, Cash App’s data breach, and Obama’s disinfo admission...
Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System
Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces...
Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald's for $900 Million
Kytch alleges that the Golden Arches crushed its business—and left soft serve customers out in the cold...
An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine
With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert...
Russia Was Behind DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine, US Officials Say
Plus: A crypto crime crackdown, Roblox ripoffs, and more of the week’s top security news...
Health Sites Let Ads Track Visitors Without Telling Them
Privacy policies didn't tell the whole story about third-party tools gathering personal information from the sites of medical and genetic-testing companies...
North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands...
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...
North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400M in Crypto Last Year
The regime had a “banner year,” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values and a new generation of vulnerable startups...
A Hacking Spree Against Iran Spills Out Into the Real World
Hackers have targeted the country's trains, gas stations, and airline infrastructure, as cyber conflict with Israel continues to escalate...
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...
You Can Now Ditch the Password on Your Microsoft Account
You no longer need a long string of characters to access Windows and Office 365...
An Absurdly Basic Bug Let Anyone Grab All of Parler's Data
The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video...
Read the Mueller Report; Change Your Instagram Password
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less...
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...