Category: Wired

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
27
Feb
2025

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

Within the compounds, which often have close links to Chinese organized crime groups and online gambling syndicates, victims are typically…

A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
25
Feb
2025

A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection

While working on Internet of Things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that…

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
25
Feb
2025

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram

“Regrettably, I found no available source online to know more about this organization except for those registrations,” wrote the complainant….

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
25
Feb
2025

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

Vladislav Klyushin was having, by any measure, an awful day. The judge in his case had brushed aside his lawyers’…

Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts
24
Feb
2025

Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts

Once a woman was mentioned, her privacy was permanently compromised. Users frequently shared social media handles, which led other members…

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk's Feet
24
Feb
2025

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

Federal employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were greeted this morning by television sets at the…

$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
22
Feb
2025

$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever

As the so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to rampage through the United States government by making sweeping cuts to…

DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online
21
Feb
2025

DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online

The dozens of USDS cuts last week hit teams like product management, design, and procurement. Kamens and other sources told…

The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?
21
Feb
2025

The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?

TP-Link is one of the most popular router manufacturers in the US, but the company is facing a potential ban…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
20
Feb
2025

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Sweeping layoffs architected by the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency may be coming as soon as…

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases
20
Feb
2025

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

A WIRED investigation into the inner workings of Google’s advertising ecosystem reveals that a wealth of sensitive information on Americans…

How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her
20
Feb
2025

How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her

At the start of last August, Point de Contact told WIRED that only two images on four different Microsoft servers…