Voltage Hacking, Big Tech's 'Green' Data Score Card, and More News

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Hackers Can Mess With Voltages to Steal Intel Chips' Secrets

A new attack called Plundervolt gives attackers access to the sensitive data stored in a processor's secure enclave...

The FCC's Push to Purge Huawei From US Networks

The rural carriers who rely on Huawei are wary of a costly “rip and replace” effort...

So Much For the Deep State Plot Against Donald Trump

Inspector general Michael Horowitz's report shows that the FBI's investigation of ties between Russia and the Trump campaign was both justified and without political bias...

Why the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To

Russian disinformation, a VC hack, vulnerable VPNs, and more are in the week’s top security news...

Alleged Russian Hacker Behind $100 Million Evil Corp Indicted

The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case...

Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms

This animal liberation group actually wants to be put on trial. Their goal: force jurors to wear VR headsets and immerse them in the suffering of animals bound for slaughter...

The RCS Texting Protocol Is Way Too Easy to Hack

Rich Communication Services promises to be the new standard for texting. Thanks to sloppy implementation, it's also a security mess...

Ewoks Are the Most Tactically Advanced Fighting Force in Star Wars

Hate them or love them, the Ewoks have more strategic chops than any military in the Star Wars galaxy...

Hackers Find Ways Around a Years-Old Microsoft Outlook Fix

Microsoft patched a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook in 2017. It hasn't slowed hackers down...

Blockchain Developer Gets Busted After Talk in North Korea

Hacker and Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was recently arrested by US authorities for speaking at a conference on blockchain technologies...

I Ditched Google for DuckDuckGo. Here's Why You Should Too

Once you realize most things you search for online are boring and obvious, you realize you don't really need Google in your life...

The 25 Most Dangerous Software Vulnerabilities

DMV privacy, a password ruling, and more of the week's top security news...

What Is a Dead Drop?

A mainstay of spycraft still has plenty of relevance in the digital age...

Think Twice Before Giving Gifts With a Microphone or Camera

Black Friday is going to be overrun with cheap, internet-connected gifts. Just make sure you know exactly what you’re buying...

Trump's Ukraine Delusion, Tesla's Ford Showdown, and More News

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Trump's Ukraine Server Delusion Is Spreading

Even secretary of state Mike Pompeo has given credence to Trump's demonstrably wrong theory that Ukraine hacked the DNC...

Even Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Can Spill Your Secrets

From a Harry Potter-themed protocol to high-profile coins, cryptocurrency is often not quite as private as it seems...

Tainted Data Can Teach Algorithms the Wrong Lessons

Researchers show how AI programs can be sabotaged by even subtle tweaks to the data used to train them...

Twitter Now Has Better Two-Factor Authentication, So Use It

A hacking bounty, right to repair, and more of the week's top security news...

The Debate Over How to Encrypt the Internet of Things

So-called lightweight encryption has its place. But some researchers argue that more manufacturers should stick with proven methods...

The GOP Is Mired in Conspiracies—and It's About to Get Worse

Opinion: If you thought the impeachment hearings were bad, wait until attorney general William Barr's internal investigation comes to light...

1.2 Billion Records Found Exposed Online in a Single Server

Here's the next jumbo data leak, complete with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles...

Russia's ‘Sandworm’ Hackers Also Targeted Android Phones

The Kremlin's uniquely dangerous hacker group has been trying new tricks...

Iranian Americans Struggle to Reach Family Amid Internet Blackout

As Iran's countrywide internet shutdown approaches a full week, Iranian Americans are increasingly desperate to connect with friends and relatives...

The Likely Reason Disney\+ Accounts Are Getting 'Hacked'

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again...

What Happens When You Remove a Police-Installed GPS Tracker

The Supreme Court ruled that cops need a warrant to attach a GPS device to your car. But if you find one, can you remove it?...

Iran’s APT33 Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems

The recent focus on ICS raises the possibility that Iran's APT33 is exploring physically disruptive cyberattacks...

Opinion: Websites Ask for Permissions And Attack Forgiveness

Web pages are increasingly powerful—asking for notifications, webcam access, or location—but this great power comes with great vulnerabilities...

DuckDuckGo Will Automatically Encrypt More Sites You Visit

If a site offers HTTPS, DuckDuckGo's Smarter Encryption will take you there...

How Facebook’s Anti-Revenge Porn Tools Failed Katie Hill

Despite automated systems and zero tolerance policies, it's easy to find photos of the former representative weeks after they were published without her consent...

Burglars Really Do Use Bluetooth Scanners to Find Laptops and Phones

Bluetooth scanners are readily available and easy to use—which means that smash-and-grab car break-in might not have been pure chance...

How Iran's Government Shut Off the Internet

After years of centralizing internet control, Iran pulled the plug on connectivity for nearly all of its citizens...

How to Lock Down Your Health and Fitness Data

Apps like FitBit and Apple Health collect some of the most sensitive data you have. Here's how to control what they can see and what they can do with it...

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...

146 New Android Bugs, an Audio Porn Streaming Site, and More News

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The Evidence That Links Russia’s Most Brazen Hacking Efforts

From the 2017 French election to the Olympics to NotPetya, the same group's fingerprints have appeared again and again...

146 New Vulnerabilities All Come Preinstalled on Android Phones

The dozens of flaws across 29 Android smartphone makers show just how insecure the devices can be, even brand-new...

Russia Fails to Stop Alleged Hacker From Facing US Charges

The repercussions over custody and extradition of Aleksei Burkov have set off a geopolitical maelstrom...

The Brave Browser Extends Its Payouts to iOS

Nearly four years after Brave proposed paying users to surf the web, that vision is finally coming to the iPhone...

Intel Failed to Fix a Hackable Chip Flaw Despite a Year of Warnings

Speculative execution attacks still haunt Intel, long after researchers told the company what to fix...

As 5G Rolls Out, Troubling New Security Flaws Emerge

Researchers have identified 11 new vulnerabilities in 5G—with time running out to fix them...

Huge Data Leak Doxes Members of Notorious Neo-Nazi Forum

Apple Mail encryption, Ring doorbell Wi-Fi, and more of the week's top security news...

How Do We Bring Equality to Data Ownership and Usage?

Computational biologist Laura Boykin says scientists are “asleep at the wheel”; activist Malkia Devich-Cyril says citizens also need to pressure technology companies to change...

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on the Struggles of Policing the Web

At WIRED25 the internet infrastructure chief talks about doing the hard calculus of pulling support from controversial sites—and why that’ll happen again...

What Keeps NSA Cybersecurity Boss Anne Neuberger Up at Night

At WIRED25, the NSA's Anne Neuberger talked election security, low-orbit satellites, and weaponized autonomous drones...

WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton on Why Privacy Matters

The cofounder of the messaging service and the current chair of the Signal Foundation talks about the proliferation of end-to-end encryption in personal communications...

Why Many People Got Mysterious Valentine’s Day Texts Today

The issue was reportedly caused by a maintenance update made to “messaging platforms of multiple carriers in the US."...

How to Opt Out of the Sites That Sell Your Personal Data

It's much harder than it should be to get your name off of data broker and people-search sites, but it's possible...

Twitter Insiders Allegedly Spied for Saudi Arabia

Hackers are one thing. But too few companies take the threat of an inside job seriously enough...