Category: Wired

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the…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

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US
05
May
2025

Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a ‘Persistent’ Risk to the US

“Nation states take on a strategic positioning,” says George Barnes, a former deputy director at the National Security Agency, who…

Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
02
May
2025

Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal

On ThursdaY, Reuters published a photo depicting then-United States national security advisor Mike Waltz checking his phone during a cabinet…

Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure
01
May
2025

Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure

At the start of April, an influx of action figure started appearing on social media sites including LinkedIn and X….

North Korea Stole Your Job
01
May
2025

North Korea Stole Your Job

Even security experts can be fooled. In July 2024, Knowbe4, a Florida-based company that offers security training, discovered that a…