Category: Wired

Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History
04
Jun
2024

Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History

Two days later, Microsoft managed to send Yann a lousy 8,500 euros. “What is this a joke??” Yann snapped back….

Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin
04
Jun
2024

Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin

Milov stresses that YouTube isn’t just a one-way service: Because it allows users to comment and chat anonymously, it provides…

How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
03
Jun
2024

How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term

Every president of the United States has within their grasp the power of a vast surveillance state that has grown…

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
01
Jun
2024

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

One of the biggest hacks of the year may have started to unfold. Late on Friday, embattled events business Live…

Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers
01
Jun
2024

Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers

If you have a crypto wallet containing a fortune but forgot the password, all may not be lost. This week,…

The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
30
May
2024

The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer

The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national,…

‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
30
May
2024

‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

The United States Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against a 35-year-old Chinese national, Yunhe Wang, accused of operating…

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
28
May
2024

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Grand and Bruno created a video to explain the technical details more thoroughly. RoboForm, made by US-based Siber Systems, was…

Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
28
May
2024

Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical…

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’
25
May
2024

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

Sex, drugs, and … Eventbrite? A WIRED investigation published this week uncovered a network of spammers and scammers pushing the…

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market
23
May
2024

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

The message explained that Incognito was now essentially blackmailing its former users: It had stored their messages and transaction records,…

A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
23
May
2024

A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come

Thousands of law enforcement officials and people applying to be police officers in India have had their personal information leaked…