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…
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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…
SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes
On Friday, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, Chuck Borges, sent an email to agency staff claiming that he had been forcibly removed from…
This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities
A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible for the flurry of hoax…
The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived
While such activity so far does not appear to be the norm across the ransomware ecosystem, the findings represent a stark warning. “There are definitely…
The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears
Since early this year, RIA-Novosti has published roughly one story per week on UVB-76, suggesting its coded messages are related to missile strikes on Iran,…
US Government Seeks Medical Records of Trans Youth
“I’m looking over my shoulder driving home,” a doctor whose hospital was targeted by a subpoena told the Post. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has…
Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High
United States Custom and Border Protection officials have sweeping powers to search anyone’s phone when they are entering the country—including US citizens. Newly released figures…