Category: Wired

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor
09
Aug
2025

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on who you ask. And while much of…

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked
09
Aug
2025

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

In response to recent cyberattacks, the federal judiciary said its been in the process of implementing new safeguards to address…

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
09
Aug
2025

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the…

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
08
Aug
2025

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

Zhou added in his statement that Securam will be fixing the vulnerabilities Omo and Rowley found in future models of…

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data
08
Aug
2025

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data

Top streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have made sustained investments over the years to lock their content down. Whenever…

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
08
Aug
2025

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

To hack the Halo 3C, they found that if they could connect to one over the network it was installed…

Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers
08
Aug
2025

Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

The tables show the potential target jobs for IT workers. One sheet, which seemingly includes daily updates, lists job descriptions…

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
07
Aug
2025

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

For this reason, Murgatroyd noted that purchasers of TETRA-based radios are free to deploy other solutions for end-to-end encryption on…

Wired
07
Aug
2025

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series…

A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT
07
Aug
2025

A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT

The latest generative AI models are not just stand-alone text-generating chatbots—instead, they can easily be hooked up to your data…

What to Know About Traveling to China for Business
06
Aug
2025

What to Know About Traveling to China for Business

Amid growing tensions and an escalating trade war between the United States and China, international business travelers may be understandably…

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
06
Aug
2025

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

Within the titles of the calendar invites, the researchers added their crafty malicious prompts. (Google’s Wen contends that the researchers…