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Kids' Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings
Five out of six brands tested by researchers would have allowed hackers to track kids—and in some cases eavesdrop on them...
A DHS Official Says He Was Punished for Not Pushing Trump's Agenda
Brian Murphy says he was pressured to alter reports on Russia and white supremacy—and that he was fired for refusing to budge...
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...
Julian Assange Lays Out His Case Against US Extradition
The argument hinges in part on psychiatrists’ testimony that Assange is a high suicide risk...
A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack
Plus: Predictive policing taken even farther, Amazon surveillance of private Facebook groups, and more of the week’s top security news...
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...
Will WhatsApp’s Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger?
To protect the election, the platform will limit message forwarding to five people at a time...
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says He's Got Election Stuff Under Control
Facebook rolls out its plan to protect the US from November mayhem...
The Trump Administration Continues to Erode Election Security
The DHS, the DOJ, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have all had recent controversies that bode poorly for electoral integrity...
A Critical Flaw Is Affecting Thousands of WordPress Sites
Hackers have been exploiting the vulnerability, which is now patched: Users should update to File Manager version 6.9 ASAP...
The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning in 2016—but Says It Won’t Next Time
Facing looming election threats and a ransomware epidemic, the bureau says it has revamped its process for warning hacking victims...
Google and Apple Change Tactics on Contact Tracing Tech
The companies will handle more of the technology for notifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Privacy won't be affected, they say...
The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
Seemingly small design tweaks to the search results interface may change how and where people find information online...
Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS
The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's “notarization” defenses for the first time...
How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities
Speaking at a prestigious crypto conference this month, Seny Kamara called on the field to recognize its blind spots—and fix them...
Porn Sites Still Won’t Take Down Nonconsensual Deepfakes
The videos are racking up millions of views. Meanwhile, for victims, the legal options aren’t keeping up with the technology...
How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop
Your laptop is a treasure trove of personal and sensitive information—make sure it's as secure as it can be...
A Spate of Arrests Sends the Piracy World Reeling
Plus: ATM hacks, the Belarus internet shutdown, and more of the week's top security news...
A Tesla Employee Thwarted an Alleged Ransomware Plot
Elon Musk confirmed Thursday night that a ransomware gang had approached a Gigafactory employee with alleged promises of a big payout...
How WeChat Censored the Coronavirus Pandemic
In China, the messaging platform blocked thousands of keywords related to the virus, a new report reveals...
How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts
There's a lot going on with the USPS right now. Here's a complete state-by-state guide to how to get your ballot—and when it's due...
Firefox Launched a New Android App to Lure Users From Chrome
Mozilla has rewritten the app to rely on its own infrastructure rather than Google’s. But will its privacy and UI tweaks convince people to make the switch?...
Ransomware Has Gone Corporate—and Gotten More Cruel
The DarkSide operators are just the latest group to adopt a veneer of professionalism—while at the same time escalating the consequences of their attacks...
A New Botnet Is Covertly Targeting Millions of Servers
FritzFrog has been used to try and infiltrate government agencies, banks, telecom companies, and universities across the US and Europe...
Facebook Finally Cracks Down on QAnon
Plus: A top-secret iPod, Carnival ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news...
A Former Uber Exec's Indictment Is a Warning Shot
Prosecutors allege that former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan covered up a major breach, in the first high-profile case of its kind...
‘DiceKeys’ Creates a Master Password for Life With One Roll
A new kit leaves your cryptographic destiny up to 25 cubes in a plastic box...
5 Password Manager Perks You Might Not Be Using
These tools don't just keep your accounts safe and secure. Here's how you can use them to streamline your whole online experience...
How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon
The scheme involved 7,000 $94 toothbrushes, according to law enforcement...
Steve Bannon, a $25M Border Wall Campaign, and a GoFundMe Gone Bad
We Build the Wall raised millions. Now the DOJ says its operators—including the former Trump aide—skimmed hundreds of thousands off the top...
How Financial Apps Get You to Spend More and Question Less
You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to know...
The Attack That Broke Twitter Is Hitting Dozens of Companies
“Phone spear phishing” attacks have been on the rise since a bitcoin scam took over the social media platform in July...
Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider
Your inbox holds plenty of sensitive information. Here are some alternatives that put your correspondence under lock and key...
9 Apps to Boost Your Phone's Security and Privacy
Android and iOS are getting better about protecting your data and device. But if you're looking for an extra line of defense, these can help...
The NSA and FBI Expose Fancy Bear's Sneaky Hacking Tool
Plus: TikTok tracking, Russian SIMs, and more of this week's top security news...
ATM Hackers Have Picked Up Some Clever New Tricks
So-called jackpotting attacks have gotten increasingly sophisticated—while cash machines have stayed pretty much the same...
ISIS Allegedly Ran a Covid-19 PPE Scam Site
The Justice Department says that an agent of the terrorist organization operated FaceMaskCenter.com, in part of a series of cryptocurrency-related complaints...
An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers
Amazon has patched the flaw, but its discovery underscores the importance of locking down your voice assistant interactions...
How Facebook and Other Sites Manipulate Your Privacy Choices
Social media platforms repeatedly use so-called dark patterns to nudge you toward giving away more of your data...
The Furious Hunt for the MAGA Bomber
Scarred by trauma and devoted to Trump, a man began mailing explosives to the president’s critics on the eve of an election. Inside the race to catch him...
Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election
Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages...
Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft
Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive...
A British AI Tool to Predict Violent Crime Is Too Flawed to Use
A government-funded system known as Most Serious Violence was built to predict first offenses but turned out to be wildly inaccurate...
Flaws Could Have Exposed Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Hackers
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions...
The NSA's Tips to Keep Your Phone From Tracking You
Plus: A Canon ransomware hack, a nasty Twitter bug, and more of the week's top security news...
Intel Is Investigating How Confidential Data Ended Up Online
The leak contains information that the company makes available to partners and customers under NDA. A researcher says it came from a breach...
Hackers Flood Reddit With Pro-Trump Takeovers
By apparently compromising moderator accounts, the attackers were able to post MAGA materials all over at least 70 popular subreddits...
Chinese Hackers Have Pillaged Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry
A campaign called Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, software development kits, chip designs, and more...
The Quest to Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File
The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency...
How the US Can Prevent the Next 'Cyber 9/11'
In an interview with WIRED, former national intelligence official Sue Gordon discusses Russian election interference and other digital threats to democracy...