Category: Wired

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon
20
Feb
2026

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

Usually, when you see a feel-good story about finding a lost dog, you don’t immediately react with fear and revulsion….

An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years
20
Feb
2026

An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

“Lin cannot seriously dispute that the decision to allow opioid sales on Incognito was his own,” the prosecution’s filing reads….

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
19
Feb
2026

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

For all these approaches, from the fully public to the paranoid, the same principle applies as in a Signal conversation:…

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
18
Feb
2026

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

After years spent finding and investigating data breaches, Greg Pollock admits that when he comes across yet another exposed database…

The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess
16
Feb
2026

The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess

A shocking but ultimately brief airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, and parts of New Mexico last week is stoking…

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar
14
Feb
2026

Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar

The widespread protests in Iran have exposed both Tehran’s brutal tactics in the streets, where state authorities have killed thousands…

Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico
14
Feb
2026

Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico

Authorities in Mexico’s Guadalupe, Nuevo León, this week unveiled four robot dogs that will be part of the security devices…

Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
12
Feb
2026

Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding

Cryptocurrency’s frictionless, transnational, low-regulation transactions have long promised the ability to pay anyone in the world for anything. More than…

ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
12
Feb
2026

ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota is pushing the United States court system to its breaking point….

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
11
Feb
2026

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face…

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
10
Feb
2026

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete

“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and…

AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?
10
Feb
2026

AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?

For half a century, the world’s nuclear powers relied on an intricate and complex series of treaties that slowly and…