US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing
The report highlights the central role that these resellers and brokers play, stating that it is “a notably under-researched set of actors.” According to the…
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Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
After a quarter century defending digital rights, Cindy Cohn announced on Tuesday that she is stepping down as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.…
A New Platform Is Launching to Protect Public Servants From an Angry Mob
A first-of-its-kind marketplace rolled out on Tuesday offering free and discounted privacy and security services to America’s 23 million current and former public servants. The…
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
A leak of more than 100,000 documents shows that a little-known Chinese company has been quietly selling censorship systems seemingly modeled on the Great Firewall…
ICE Has Spyware Now | WIRED
The Biden administration considered spyware used to hack phones controversial enough that it was tightly restricted for US government use in an executive order signed…
Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department
The Pentagon’s website and social media channels were overhauled Friday at President Donald Trump’s behest to reflect the United States Defense Department’s new “Department of…
US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this month quietly awarded a $30,000 no-bid contract for sniper and combat training to a Virginia firm run…
Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long represented one of the most…
What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)
With a password, there’s a ton of room for an attacker to potentially steal your password. Data breaches might expose your password, and even if…
No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections
With the Trump administration assaulting both the spirit and the letter of the United States Constitution on multiple fronts, President Donald Trump has also become…
China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World
China is preparing for one of the most anticipated and politically charged military events in recent years. On September 3, in Tiananmen Square, China will…
DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims
As students returned to school this week, WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of a violent online group known as “Purgatory” about a rash of…