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...

Google’s Authenticator App Now Lets You Sync 2FA Codes Across Devices

You can now sync sign-in codes across devices—but they aren’t end-to-end encrypted...

Intel Let Google Cloud Hack Its New Secure Chips and Found 10 Bugs

To protect its Confidential Computing cloud infrastructure and gain critical insights, Google leans on its relationships with chipmakers...

Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control

Pumpkin Sandstorm. Spandex Tempest. Charming Kitten. Is this really how we want to name the hackers wreaking havoc worldwide?...

Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars

Apple thwarts NSO’s spyware, the rise of a GPT-4 black market, Russia targets Starlink internet connections, and more...

The War on Passwords Enters a Chaotic New Phase

The transition from traditional logins to cryptographic passkeys is getting messy. But don’t worry—there’s a plan...

The Huge 3CX Breach Was Actually 2 Linked Supply Chain Attacks

The mass compromise of the VoIP firm's customers is the first confirmed incident where one software-supply-chain attack enabled another, researchers say...

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...

How ChatGPT—and Bots Like It—Can Spread Malware

Generative AI is a tool, which means it can be used by cybercriminals, too. Here’s how to protect yourself...

Used Routers Often Come Loaded With Corporate Secrets

More than half of the enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped, exposing sensitive info like login credentials and customer data...

Chinese Cops Ran Troll Farm and Secret NY Police Station, US Says

Three criminal cases detail China's alleged attempts to extend its security forces' influence online—and around the globe...

Apple’s Macs Have Long Escaped Ransomware. That May Be Changing

The discovery of malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users if the malware continues to evolve...

ICE Records Reveal How Agents Abuse Access to Secret Data

Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more...

Security Roundup: Leak of Top-Secret US Intel Risks a New Wave of Mass Surveillance

Plus: Hackers claim to have stolen 10 TB from Western Digital, a new spyware has emerged, and WhatsApp gets a fresh security feature...

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...

The Hacking of ChatGPT Is Just Getting Started

Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse...

Leaked Pentagon Documents May Herald a New Era of Revelations

The bizarre release of sensitive US government materials soon after their creation signals a potential shift to near-real-time unauthorized disclosures...

LinkedIn Verification Now Lets You Verify Your Job and Account

To beat back fake accounts, the professional social network is rolling out new tools to prove you work where you say you do and are who you say you are...

How to Use Apple’s New All-In-One Password Manager

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now have a built-in password feature, complete with two-factor authentication...

Pinduoduo, a Top Chinese Shopping App, Is Laced With Malware

Plus: 119 arrested during a sting on the Genesis dark-web market, the IRS aims to buy an online mass surveillance tool, and more...

Free VPN Amnezia Helps Users Avoid Censorship in Russia

Amnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the outside world...

The Dangerous Weak Link in the US Food Chain

Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers...

ChatGPT Has a Big Privacy Problem

Italy’s recent ban of Open AI’s generative text tool may just be the beginning of ChatGPT's regulatory woes...

A Tiny Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won

Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war...

Massive 3CX Supply-Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms

North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with “surgical precision.”...

ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics

An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse...

Mullvad VPN and Tor Project Create New Privacy-Focused Mullvad Browser

Mullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN...

‘Vulkan’ Leak Offers a Peek at Russia’s Cyberwar Playbook

Plus: A major new supply chain attack, Biden’s spyware executive order, and a hacking campaign against Exxon’s critics...

Apple's iOS 16.4: Security Updates Are Better Than New Emoji

Plus: Microsoft Outlook and Android patch serious flaws, Chrome and Firefox get fixes, and much more...

Trump’s Indictment Marks a Historic Reckoning

A Manhattan grand jury has issued the first-ever indictment of a former US president. Buckle up for whatever happens next...

Porn ID Laws: Your State or Country May Soon Require Age Verification

An increasing number of states are passing age-verification laws. It’s not clear how they’ll work...

The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks

The White House is providing $25 million to Costa Rica, after giving Albania similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran...

How Good Smile, a Major Toy Company, Kept 4chan Online

Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board...

Microsoft's ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches

The new tool aims to deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security systems have long promised...

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...

They Posted Porn on Twitter. German Authorities Called the Cops

Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences...

Crypto Was Afraid to Show Its Face at SXSW 2023

Any mention of crypto was deliberately veiled at this year’s festival. And that strategy might catch on...

The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism

The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics...

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 TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem

The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation...

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics...

Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data

Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed...

The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed

On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy...

How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes

Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem...

The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army

Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses...

Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage

Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea...

I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here's How to Not Be Me

Don't drink and tweet...

Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers

Plus: A SpaceX supplier ransom, critical vulnerabilities in dozens of Android phones, and more...

Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban

WIRED spoke with the coauthor of the Restrict Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on tech from six “hostile” countries...

This Is the New Leader of Russia's Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit

Evgenii Serebriakov now runs the most aggressive hacking team of Russia’s GRU military spy agency. To Western intelligence, he’s a familiar face...