Category: Wired

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data
24
May
2025

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

This week, WIRED launched our Rogues issue—which included going a bit rough ourselves. WIRED senior correspondent Andy Greenberg flew to…

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
22
May
2025

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime,…

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever
22
May
2025

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

If you 3D print a frame of a Glock-style pistol, then you can buy the rest of the parts off…

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
22
May
2025

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

The possibility that data could be inadvertently exposed in a misconfigured or otherwise unsecured database is a longtime privacy nightmare…

Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
21
May
2025

Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals

Some infostealer operators bundle and sell this stolen data. But increasingly the compromised details have acted as a gateway for…

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches
21
May
2025

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches

Not everyone is so cautious. Baker and Sandoval regularly field calls from police across the country asking for a copy…

What to Expect When You’re Convicted
20
May
2025

What to Expect When You’re Convicted

From Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-ridden crypto empire to Elizabeth Holmes’ sham biotech company to deepfakers on the internet bilking grandmas of…

Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content
19
May
2025

Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content

US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation on Monday nicknamed the Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to…

A Silicon Valley VC Says He Got the IDF Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack
19
May
2025

A Silicon Valley VC Says He Got the IDF Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack

Eyal did not reply to two follow-up messages that contained quotes from the webinar and offered Eyal the opportunity to…

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?
19
May
2025

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

At WIRED, we’ve had a long-running obsession with rogues. This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the…

We 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione’s Ghost Gun. It Was Entirely Legal
19
May
2025

We 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione’s Ghost Gun. It Was Entirely Legal

“Alright. Now we’ve got a gun,” PSR says. “Just make sure you don’t point it at anyone.” The finished and…

For Tech Whistleblowers, There’s Safety in Numbers
19
May
2025

For Tech Whistleblowers, There’s Safety in Numbers

Amber Scorah knows only too well that powerful stories can change society—and that powerful organizations will try to undermine those…