Category: Wired

You're Not Ready | WIRED
04
Jun
2025

You’re Not Ready | WIRED

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How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists
03
Jun
2025

How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

Hundreds of emails and internal documents reviewed by WIRED reveal top lobbyists and representatives of America’s agricultural industry led a…

A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign
30
May
2025

A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign

For years, a mysterious figure who goes by the handle Stern led the Trickbot ransomware gang and evaded identification—even as…

Cops in Germany Claim They've ID'd the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin
30
May
2025

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Several cybersecurity researchers who have tracked Trickbot extensively tell WIRED they were unaware of the announcement. An anonymous account on…

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism
29
May
2025

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration’s Handling of Far-Right Terrorism

The 2024 Swedish tournament mirrors similar extreme right-wing martial arts tournaments hosted elsewhere in Europe for years. It also indicates…

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
29
May
2025

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

The United States government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and…

The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search
27
May
2025

The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search

From your email to your web browsing, it’s highly likely that your daily online life is dominated by a small…

A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations
26
May
2025

A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations

How do I deal with having to have a new account for every service and website? Should I be using…

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data
24
May
2025

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

This week, WIRED launched our Rogues issue—which included going a bit rough ourselves. WIRED senior correspondent Andy Greenberg flew to…

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
22
May
2025

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime,…

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever
22
May
2025

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

If you 3D print a frame of a Glock-style pistol, then you can buy the rest of the parts off…

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
22
May
2025

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

The possibility that data could be inadvertently exposed in a misconfigured or otherwise unsecured database is a longtime privacy nightmare…