Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years
Discovering that hackers have had stealthy access to your corporate network for three years is bad enough. Web hosting company GoDaddy this week confessed to…
Category: Wired
Data Breaches: The Complete WIRED Guide
The History of Data Breaches Data breaches have been increasingly common and harmful for decades. A few stand out, though, as instructive examples of how…
Crypto Buyers Beware: 1 in 4 New Tokens of Any Value Is a Scam
Over just a little more than a decade, the crypto world has exploded from a single currency to millions of coins and assets, each promising…
The East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Created a Perfect TikTok Storm
“This is kind of the ultimate event for driving conspiracy theories and various anti-government and anti-media sentiment,” says Meghan Conroy, a US research fellow with…
US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
The United States government is notorious for taking a “better late than never” approach to its tech rollouts. Following that tradition, US Customs and Border…
What to Look for When Buying a Security Camera (2023): Tips and Risks
Sadly, it took more than two months for Eufy’s parent company, Anker, to admit some fault and apologize. Early denials sparked deeper media scrutiny as…
4 Best VPN Services (2023): For Routers, PC, iPhone, Android, and More
Using these criteria, I narrowed the field to the most popular, reputable VPN providers and began testing them over a variety of networks (4G, cable,…
The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find
The White House says that China has been working on a balloon surveillance initiative in recent years “that it has used to violate the sovereignty…
Pig Butchering Scams Are Evolving Fast
Gallagher found that the website the scammers were using to distribute their malicious apps was set up to impersonate a real Japanese financial company and…
How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location
Your devices and apps really, really want to know where you are—whether it’s to tell you the weather, recommend some restaurants you might like, or…
North Korean Hackers Are Attacking US Hospitals
With a major United States intelligence authority set to expire at the end of the year, and a congressional showdown brewing over whether or not…
The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat
Prominent political figures, including US Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul, have put forward bills in the past seeking to limit the FBI’s access to unminimized…