Category: Wired

Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud
13
May
2025

Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud

Digital scammers have never been so successful. Last year Americans lost $16.6 billion to online crimes, with almost 200,000 people…

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado
13
May
2025

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

Those money laundering and scam-enabling services, however, are far from the only shady offerings found on Xinbi Guarantee’s market. Elliptic…

Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
12
May
2025

Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia

As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online. Source link

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador
10
May
2025

ICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador

A United States Customs and Border Protection request for information this week revealed the agency’s plans to find vendors that…

US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
09
May
2025

US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to log every person leaving the country by vehicle by taking photos at…

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
09
May
2025

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the…

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
08
May
2025

Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed on Wednesday that it uses at least one communication app made…

The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private
07
May
2025

The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private

In the wake of SignalGate, a knockoff version of Signal used by a high-ranking member of the Trump Administration was…

The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats
06
May
2025

The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats

The communication app TeleMessage Signal, used by at least one top Trump administration official to archive messages, has already reportedly…

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
06
May
2025

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts over a period…

US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car
06
May
2025

US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car

United States Customs and Border Protection is asking tech companies to send pitches for a real-time facial recognition tool that…

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked
06
May
2025

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

The messaging app used by at least one top Trump administration official has suspended its services following reports of hackers…