Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High
United States Custom and Border Protection officials have sweeping powers to search anyone’s phone when they are entering the country—including US citizens. Newly released figures…
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Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations…
Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database
As legal cannabis has expanded around the United States for both recreational and medical use, companies have amassed troves of data about customers and their…
493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
“There are limitations to what we can see with this data, but what we have so far is accurate,” says Heintz. “If anything I think…
Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls
WIRED copublished an investigation this week with The Markup and CalMatters showing that dozens of data brokers have been hiding their opt-out and personal-data-deletion tools…
The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived
The second Trump administration has its first federal cybersecurity debacle to deal with. A breach of the United States federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system,…
Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google
United States senator Maggie Hassan is pressing major data brokers after an investigation by The Markup/CalMatters and copublished by WIRED found at least 35 firms…
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them. More than…
What Does Palantir Actually Do?
In response to a detailed request for comment from WIRED, Palantir spokesperson Lisa Gordon said in a statement that the company is “proud to support…
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats
It’s all part of the ongoing tussle between the cheat developers and games companies, which spend money on developing anti-cheat software and trying to limit…
How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams
Considering the widespread use of contactless payment systems, it’s no surprise that portable point-of-sale thefts are making a comeback. This type of robbery is enjoying…
A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor
Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on who you ask. And while much of this year’s Quantum Village at…