Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
It’s this creeping surveillance that gives some students pause, even those who told The 74 they otherwise support vape detectors in bathrooms. The possibility of…
Category: Wired
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
WhatsApp’s mass adoption stems in part from how easy it is to find a new contact on the messaging platform: Add someone’s phone number, and…
A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets
The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in a scam compound in Myanmar. The action…
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
As scam compounds in Southeast Asia continue to rake in billions of dollars in stolen funds from victims around the world, United States law enforcement…
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not…
This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation
Chinese cybercriminals are scamming the world. Over the last few years, these fraudsters have sent millions of scam text messages—often impersonating the USPS or toll-road…
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Amid a government shutdown that has dragged on for more than five weeks, the United States Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday that it recently…
Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas
“What is recommended is that when something happens, they go to open the folder and the next day request the video evidence, because [without an…
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
When billionaire Dutch TV producer John de Mol sued Facebook in 2019 over its alleged failure to stop scammers from using his image in deceptive…
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. The NYPD’s turn toward mass surveillance was begun in earnest by Commissioner Raymond Kelly during…
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states, warns a law enforcement bulletin issued last month…
An Anarchist’s Conviction Offers a Grim Foreshadowing of Trump’s War on the ‘Left’
By the standards of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hard left, Casey Goonan’s crimes were unremarkable. A police SUV partially burned by an incendiary device…