'Simjacker' Attack Can Track Phones Just by Sending a Text

White house spying, North Korea sanctions, and more of the week's top security news...

What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?

How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs...

National Security Is in Trump's Hands

With the departure of John Bolton from the White House this week, even the former national security advisor’s biggest critics are worried...

New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction

A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage...

It's Time for IoT Security's Next Big Step

Connected devices are more secure than ever. That's still not nearly enough...

281 Alleged Email Scammers Arrested in Massive Global Sweep

The most sweeping takedown yet of so-called BEC scammers involved arrests in nearly a dozen countries...

Don't Get Screwed Out of Your Equifax Settlement Money

If you signed up for $125 payout in the Equifax settlement, you just hit another hurdle. But this isn't over...

How Safari and iMessage Have Made iPhones Less Secure

Security researchers say iOS's security woes stem in part from Apple putting too much trust in its own software's code...

Red Flag Laws Are Red Herrings of Gun Control

Opinion: There’s little data on the effectiveness of mental health reporting laws to prevent mass shootings...

An Unprecedented Cyberattack Hit the US Power Grid

Exposed Facebook phone numbers, an XKCD breach, and more of the week's top security news...

The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now

Whether you're new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy...

Apple Finally Breaks Its Silence on iOS Hacking Campaign

In its first public statement since Google revealed a sophisticated attack against iOS devices, Apple defended its security measures...

Cold War Analogies are Warping Tech Policy

Opinion: Politicians and pundits' fixation with flawed Cold War metaphors have produced overly combative policies on emerging tech...

Google Wants to Help Tech Companies Know Less About You

By releasing its homegrown differential privacy tool, Google will make it easier for any company to boost its privacy bona fides...

Why 'Zero Day' Android Hacking Now Costs More Than iOS Attacks

Brokers of so-called zero day exploits are paying out more for Android than iOS—which would have been unthinkable until recently...

Supermicro Bug Could Let 'Virtual USBs' Take Over Corporate Servers

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Supermicro hardware brings the threat of malicious USBs to corporate servers...

Cops Take Over a Botnet to Clear Malware Off Nearly a Million PCs

Attacking Iran, a web host data breach, and more of the week's top security news...

How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Account Was Hacked

Like so many Twitter attacks lately, it was a SIM swap...

An Unprecedented iPhone Hack, a Wi-Fi Leg Implant, and More News

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Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking

For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones...

Everything We Know About the Capital One Hacking Case So Far

A new indictment against alleged Capital One hacker Paige Thompson includes a few fresh details about the case...

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...

A Hack to Steal a Tesla, a Yelp Overhaul, and More News

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Hackers Could Steal a Tesla Model S by Cloning Its Key Fob—Again

The same researchers who figured out how to clone a Tesla Model S key fob have done it again, cracking the replacement that was meant to fix the problem...

A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)

If you think dropping a nuclear bomb into the eye of a hurricane is a bad idea, wait'll you see what they had in mind for the polar ice caps...

OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Re-Created It Anyway

The artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news...

Alleged 'Snake Oil' Crypto Firm Sues Over Boos at Black Hat

The paper being presented suggested that the two researchers had a method to quickly find large semiprime numbers and essentially break RSA-2048 and any other semiprime-based encryption...

Cryptocurrency Mining Employees Expose Nuclear Plant to Internet

Xbox eavesdropping, email scammers, and more of the week's top security news...

The Consumer Bureau's Reckless Plan for Debt Collection

Opinion: A CFPB proposal would create a quandary for consumers. Click and risk a computer virus, or don't click and miss a debt payment...

What Is Cyberwar? The Complete WIRED Guide

The threat of cyberwar looms over the future: a new dimension of conflict capable of leapfrogging borders and teleporting the chaos of war to civilians thousands of miles beyond its front...

The Fight Against Robocalls Gets Powerful New Allies

All the state attorneys general, along with 12 major companies, promise to finally make serious moves against robocalls...

The Android 10 Privacy and Security Upgrades You Should Know About

Google's next big Android release will make you safer—especially in ways you can't see...

Shh! No Hacking the Census in the Library

Opinion: Millions of folks filling out the 2020 Census on public library computers also are putting themselves at risk...

Firefox and Chrome Fight Back Against Kazakhstan's Spying

The Central Asian country’s government has repeatedly threatened to monitor its citizens’ internet activities. Google and Mozilla aren’t having it...

Facebook’s New Privacy Feature Comes With a Loophole

"Off-Facebook Activity" will give users more control over their data, but Facebook needs up to 48 hours to aggregate your information into a format it can share with advertisers...

A Huge Ransomware Attack Messes With Texas

A coordinated strike against 23 local governments is called the largest such hack from a single source...

Finally, a Lightning YubiKey to Kill Password Clutter on Your iPhone

First promised back in January, the first YubiKey for iOS will help cut down on painful password clutter starting ... now...

China Attacks Hong Kong Protesters With Fake Social Posts

Twitter and Facebook say they’ve taken down misinformation campaigns from China that cast pro-democracy activists as ISIS members and cockroaches...

You Can Jailbreak Your iPhone Again (But Maybe You Shouldn’t)

Apple reintroduced a previously fixed bug in iOS 12.4, which has led to a jailbreak revival...

A Brief History of Vanity License Plates Gone Wrong

The stories might sound unbelievable, but they’re all real—and a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to get clever at the DMV...

Facebook's Voice Transcripts Were More Invasive Than Amazon's

The Capital One hacker, a Bluetooth vulnerability, and more of the week's top security news...

How Facebook Catches Bugs in Its 100 Million Lines of Code

For the past four years, Facebook has quietly used a homegrown tool called Zoncolan to find bugs in its massive codebase...

Kostya and Me: How Sam Patten Got Ensnared in Mueller’s Probe

A political consultant crosses paths with Konstantin Kilimnik, Paul Manafort, and Cambridge Analytica, then becomes part of the Russia investigation...

How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell

Security researcher Joseph Tartaro thought NULL would make a fun license plate. He's never been more wrong...

DejaBlue: New BlueKeep-Style Bugs Mean You Need to Update Windows Now

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol continue to plague the web...

Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons

A security researcher has demonstrated how to force everyday commercial speakers to emit harmful sounds...

Watch a Drone Take Over a Nearby Smart TV

Smart TVs continue to look dumber by the day...

Hackers Could Decrypt Your GSM Phone Calls

Researchers have discovered a flaw in the GSM standard used by AT and T-Mobile that would allow hackers to listen in...

A Remote-Start App Exposed Thousands of Cars to Hackers

The bugs could have let an industrious hacker locate cars, unlock them, and start them up from anywhere with an internet connection...

Big Tech Needs to Use Hazardous Materials Warnings

Opinion: Tech users don’t have time to read novel-length terms of service. Give them a danger icon that tells them their personal risk...