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To Fight Deepfakes, Researchers Built a Smarter Camera
One way to tell if an image has been faked? Bake the tamper-proofing into the camera itself...
An Android Vulnerability Went Unfixed for Over Five Years
Older Android devices—of which there are over 100 million still in use—will remain exposed...
The Elite Intel Team Still Fighting Meltdown and Spectre
One year after a pair of devastating processor vulnerabilities were first disclosed, Intel's still dealing with the fallout...
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp Accuses Georgia Democrats of Hacking
Georgia's secretary of state is also its GOP gubernatorial candidate. And he just claimed that Democrats committed "cyber crimes."...
As Ransomware Demands Boom, Insurance Keeps Paying Out
While major carriers like AXA have backed away from covering ransoms, don't expect the industry at large to break the vicious cycle...
Utah's ‘Porn Filter’ Law Passes the State Legislature
Plus: An iOS 14 jailbreak is out, Solarwinds details emerge, and more of the week's top security news...
Google Tightens Its Voice Assistant Rules Amid Privacy Backlash
Following Apple, Amazon, and others, Google will put in new safeguards against accidental voice assistant collection and transcription...
What the Jetflicks and iStreamItAll Takedowns Mean for Piracy
In a sweeping indictment, the feds came down hard on two unauthorized streaming services that allegedly crossed a very important line...
The Marines’ New Drone-Killer Aces Its First Test in Iran
Last week’s US strike of an Iranian drone is the first reported successful use of the Marines’ new energy weapon...
Cloudflare’s Five-Year Project to Protect Nonprofits Online
The company's Project Galileo has helped organizations fend off DDoS and other attacks for the last five years...
885 Million First American Financial Records Exposed Online
Real estate giant First American left Social Security numbers, tax documents, and more publicly available...
The Danger in Assange’s Charges, a Memory Experiment, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
A 'Fortnite' Vulnerability Exposed Accounts to Takeover
Epic Games has since patched the attack, which would have allowed attackers to view account info, listen in on in-game conversations, and more...
The Titan M Chip Powers Up Pixel 3 Security
Google's latest flagship smartphone includes the Titan M, a security-focused chip that keeps users safe against sophisticated attacks...
What You Should Know About the Google Play Store Changes
With the first updates kicking in this month, Android apps should be more streamlined and lightweight. Google is also getting a greater level of control...
Goodbye Internet Explorer—and Good Riddance
Microsoft will finally put the venerated, vulnerability-ridden browser out to pasture, but it's still got a year to cause some trouble...
A Ransomware Group Hit DC Police—Then Pivoted to Extortion
Warrantless searches, tracking troops, and more of the week’s top security news...
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Is a Lesson in Military Opposites
The Resistance is outmanned and outgunned, but their adaptability wins the day...
$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late
For failing to safeguard Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and more, Equifax will pay up—but not enough, experts say...
Europe’s Galileo Satellite Outage Serves as a Warning
The dramatic EU Galileo incident underscores the threat of satellite timing and navigation system failures...
Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Iran-Linked Fake Accounts
Outside researchers tipped Facebook off that a social media network was pushing Iranian interests, posing as journalists, and even impersonating politicians...
Be Careful Using Bots on Telegram
Introducing a bot to a secure Telegram conversation downgrades the level of encryption—without providing any visual cues...
Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets...
Election Security Is Still Hurting at Every Level
With the 2020 election fast approaching, too many problems from 2016 persist...
All the Ways Google Tracks You—And How to Stop It
Google knows more about you than you might think. Here's how to keep it from knowing your location, web browsing, and more...
A New Google Chrome Extension Will Detect Your Unsafe Passwords
“Password Checkup” isn’t a password manager but a simple tool that warns you if you’re using a password that’s been exposed in data breaches...
Mozilla's 'Privacy Not Included' Gift Report Highlights Security Concerns
In its second annual “Privacy Not Included” guide, the nonprofit highlights internet-connected items that value your privacy—and the ones that may not...
Trump’s ‘Racist’ Midterms Ad Backs Facebook Into a Corner
Facebook took down Donald Trump’s ad for violating its policies, but you can still watch the video on his profile...
Hack Brief: Someone Posted Private Facebook Messages From 81,000 Accounts
The data appears to have been stolen with malicious browser extensions, and not by exploiting an issue with Facebook’s platform...
WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In
Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes...
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout
Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal...
Hackers Discovered Only After Maxing Out Victim's Cloud Storage
A border privacy win, a suspect Army app, and more of the week's top security news...
At an Outback Steakhouse Franchise, Surveillance Blooms
Fried onion meets 1984...
John Ratcliffe Is a Dangerous Pick for Director of National Intelligence
The director of national intelligence's main job is to speak truth to power. Trump's nominee, John Ratcliffe, seems destined to do the opposite...
Apple and New York Are Changing the Privacy Game, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Clever Tool Uses Apple’s Videogame Logic Engine to Protect Macs
A new Mac security service called GamePlan uses a system's own indicators, and some videogame magic, to keep a lookout...
A New Privacy Bill, Safer White Hat Hacking, and More Security News This Week
A CIA debacle, a new side channel attack, and more security news this week...
Trump's Personal iPhone Would Be a National Security Risk
By using a personal iPhone instead of secured lines, President Trump makes it entirely too easy for China and Russia to spy...
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming
Opinion: The fact that voter information is left on devices, unencrypted, that are then sold on the open market is malpractice...
Biden’s Cybersecurity Team Gets Crowded at the Top
It’s a lot of talent, but the US now has five overlapping roles jockeying for limited budgets, authorities, and bureaucratic victories...
Your Google Calendar Isn't Safe, an Eye-Controlled TV, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
The Air Force Wants to Give You Its Credit Card
Will Roper, acquisition executive for the US Air Force, talks to WIRED's editor in chief about making the military more adaptive, the role of AI, and what he worries about every day...
Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records
The so-called Collections 1-5 represent a gargantuan, patched-together Frankenstein of rotting personal data...
Trump Must Be a Russian Agent; the Alternative Is Too Awful
We know a lot about the “what” of the Mueller probe’s findings. The crucial questions now focus on the “why.”...
Hackers Hit Make-A-Wish Website With Cryptojacking Scheme
Cryptojacking officially knows no bounds...
An Elon Musk Imposter, Foreign Malware Samples, and More Security News This Week
Compromised crypto, flawed SSDs, and more of the week's top security news...
The Apollo Breach Included Billions of Data Points
Sales intelligence firm Apollo left a "staggering amount" of exposed online, including 125 million email addresses and nine billion data points...
AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars
Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies...