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The Alt-Right on Facebook Are Hijacking Canada’s Trucker Blockade
In Ottawa, a protest against vaccine mandates has become an international sensation. American far-right personalities are behind its online rise...
Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Is Now a Scrap Over Phone Records
Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor wants to leave Myanmar. Activists say its exit risks putting their data— and their freedom—at risk...
An Insidious Mac Malware Is Growing More Sophisticated
When UpdateAgent emerged in late 2020, it utilized basic infiltration techniques. Its developers have since expanded it in dangerous ways...
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...
A $320 Million Crypto Hack Sends the DeFi World Reeling
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week's top security news...
They Were ‘Calling to Help.’ Then They Stole Thousands
When my mom fell victim to a phone scam, we learned a painful truth: The explosion of personal finance apps makes it all too easy to target vulnerable people...
Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
China’s Winter Games are overshadowed by human rights problems and overreaching state surveillance...
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...
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...
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 DDoS Attack Wiped Out Andorra's Internet
Plus: Securing US water systems, the FBI's NSO Group dealings, and more of the week's top security news...
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...
Google Has a New Plan to Kill Cookies. People Are Still Mad
Google has scrapped FLoC, its controversial cookie replacement. Now it’s back with Topics—but rivals and privacy experts are still nervous...
Safari Flaws Exposed Webcams, Online Accounts, and More
Apple awarded a $100,500 bug bounty to the researcher who discovered the latest major vulnerability in its browser...
Why the Belarus Railways Hack Marks a First for Ransomware
The politically motivated attack represents a new frontier for hacktivists—and won’t be the last of its kind...
Now Is a Good Time to Update Your Recovery Email Addresses
You know those “emergency” email addresses you can use to get into your email and other accounts in case you're locked out? Make sure they're up-to-date...
Crypto.com Finally Admits It Lost $30 Million in a Hack
Plus: Scammer arrests, the NSA plays defense, and more of the week's top security news...
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...
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...
‘Zero-Click’ Zoom Vulnerabilities Could Have Exposed Calls
The flaws are now fixed, but they speak to the growing concerns around interactionless attacks...
Destructive Hacks Against Ukraine Echo Its Last Cyberwar
A data wiper posing as ransomware bears a discomfiting resemblance to the earlier wave of Russian cyberattacks that ended with NotPetya...
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...
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...
Russia Takes Down REvil Hackers—as Ukraine Tensions Mount
Over a dozen alleged members of the notorious ransomware group have been arrested, but the Kremlin's critics are wary of the underlying motivation...
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...
NSO Group Spyware Targeted Dozens of Reporters in El Salvador
The newly disclosed campaign shows how little the company has done to curb abuses of its powerful surveillance tools...
Apple’s Private Relay Roils Telecoms Around the World
Security experts say there's little reason for the criticism from Europe’s mobile operators and US limitations over the VPN-like iCloud tool...
The FTC Wants Companies to Find Log4j Fast. It Won't Be Easy
The critical vulnerability is buried among endless open source code, and many cyber experts are stumped...
How to Read Your iOS 15 App Privacy Report
Your iPhone now gives you lots of transparency into what your downloads are up to. Here's what to look out for...
Norton Put a Cryptominer in Its Antivirus Software
Plus: NFT thefts, a ransomware wave in schools, and more of the week’s top security news...
The Future of Tech Is Here. Congress Isn't Ready for It
In a conversation with WIRED, former representative Will Hurd talked AI, the metaverse, China, and how ill-prepared legislators are to grapple with any of it...
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...
How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear
Need to be discreet? Here's how to set up vanishing texts, photos, or videos in most popular chat apps...
The Worst Hacks of 2021
It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware...
Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness
Plus: An alleged spy, a ransomware arrest, and more of the week's top security news...
Meta Ousts 7 Surveillance-for-Hire Operations From Its Platforms
While NSO Group gets most of the attention, the takedowns underscore how insidious the industry has become...
The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal
So far, Log4Shell has resulted mostly in cryptomining and a little espionage. The really bad stuff is just around the corner...
Google Warns That NSO Hacking Is On Par With Elite Spy Groups
ForcedEntry is “one of the most technically sophisticated exploits” Project Zero security researchers have ever seen...
The Biggest Deepfake Abuse Site Is Growing in Disturbing Ways
A referral program and partner sites have spurred the spread of invasive, AI-generated “nude” images...
The Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years
Hundreds of millions of devices are likely affected...
How to Guard Against Smishing Attacks on Your Phone
“Smishing" is an attempt to collect logins or other sensitive information with a malicious text message—and it's on the rise...
US Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange
Plus: Bluetooth security, a Brazil hack, and more of the week's top security news...
A Log4J Vulnerability Has Set the Internet 'On Fire'
The flaw in the logging framework has security teams scrambling to put in a fix...
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...
A Year After SolarWinds, Supply Chain Threats Still Loom
The Russia-led campaign was a wake-up call to the industry, but there's no one solution to the threat...
Microsoft Seizes Domains Used by a Chinese Hacking Group
The move delivers a blow to the hackers behind sophisticated attacks on government agencies, think tanks, and other organizations...
How to Opt Out of Verizon’s Custom Experience Tracking
Unless you manually opt out of the program, Verizon will store personal information and create user interest profiles...
A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients
Plus: A Ubiquiti hack revelation, predictive policing, and more of the week's top security news...