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’...
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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...
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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...
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$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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old engineer with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) known as “Big Balls,” is now...
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A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
For more than a decade now, Russian cyberwarfare has used Ukraine as a test lab for its latest hacking techniques,...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
After months of congressional wrangling that saw the elimination of Ervin’s proposed independent privacy oversight board, President Gerald Ford signed...
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