Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever
If you 3D print a frame of a Glock-style pistol, then you can buy the rest of the parts off...
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Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
The possibility that data could be inadvertently exposed in a misconfigured or otherwise unsecured database is a longtime privacy nightmare...
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Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
Some infostealer operators bundle and sell this stolen data. But increasingly the compromised details have acted as a gateway for...
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3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches
Not everyone is so cautious. Baker and Sandoval regularly field calls from police across the country asking for a copy...
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What to Expect When You’re Convicted
From Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-ridden crypto empire to Elizabeth Holmes’ sham biotech company to deepfakers on the internet bilking grandmas of...
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Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content
US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation on Monday nicknamed the Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to...
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A Silicon Valley VC Says He Got the IDF Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack
Eyal did not reply to two follow-up messages that contained quotes from the webinar and offered Eyal the opportunity to...
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Who Even Is a Criminal Now?
At WIRED, we’ve had a long-running obsession with rogues. This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the...
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We 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione’s Ghost Gun. It Was Entirely Legal
“Alright. Now we’ve got a gun,” PSR says. “Just make sure you don’t point it at anyone.” The finished and...
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For Tech Whistleblowers, There’s Safety in Numbers
Amber Scorah knows only too well that powerful stories can change society—and that powerful organizations will try to undermine those...
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How to Win Followers and Scamfluence People
As soon as Format Boy answers the phone, I recognize his booming voice. I’ve spent weeks immersed in the influencer’s...
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How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes
They tried logging into secure.telemessage.com using a pair of these credentials and discovered that they had just hacked a user...
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