Category: Wired

‘Malicious Activity’ Hits the University of Cambridge’s Medical School
27
Mar
2024

‘Malicious Activity’ Hits the University of Cambridge’s Medical School

The University of Cambridge is constantly ranked among the world’s top universities, with its medical school and vast research facilities…

Julian Assange Won’t Be Extradited to the US Yet
26
Mar
2024

Julian Assange Won’t Be Extradited to the US Yet

Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst, confessed during a court martial in 2013 to leaking more than 725,000 documents…

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage
25
Mar
2024

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage

For years, China’s state-backed hackers have stolen huge troves of company secrets, political intelligence, and the personal information of millions…

Apple Chip Flaw Leaks Secret Encryption Keys
23
Mar
2024

Apple Chip Flaw Leaks Secret Encryption Keys

The next time you stay in a hotel, you may want to use the door’s deadbolt. A group of security…

Apple's iMessage Encryption Puts Its Security Practices in the DOJ's Crosshairs
22
Mar
2024

Apple’s iMessage Encryption Puts Its Security Practices in the DOJ’s Crosshairs

The argument is one that some Apple critics have made for years, as spelled out in an essay in January…

Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds
21
Mar
2024

Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds

When thousands of security researchers descend on Las Vegas every August for what’s come to be known as “hacker summer…

Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies
20
Mar
2024

Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies

Everywhere you go online, you’re being tracked. Almost every time you visit a website, trackers gather data about your browsing…

Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name
20
Mar
2024

Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Glassdoor has a history of working to keep its users’ identities private, but there are concerns about these identity changes….

Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive
16
Mar
2024

Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really Drive

How do you know the internet has a deepfake porn problem? Just look at copyright takedown requests. WIRED found this…

Sinking Section 702 Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat
15
Mar
2024

Sinking Section 702 Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat

A bill introduced by senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program is the fifth…

The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency
13
Mar
2024

The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency

Donald Trump appears to dream of being an American authoritarian should he return to office. The former US president, who…

There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764
13
Mar
2024

There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764

WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. Each wrote separate stories that the news…