CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking tech companies to pitch digital forensics tools that are designed to process and analyze text messages,…
Category: Wired
The Promise and Peril of Digital Security in the Age of Dictatorship
Rodríguez and his collective received digital security training from Amate, another LGBTIQ+ organization that advocates nationally. Since May, Amate has trained 60 people on issues…
A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health crisis, or geopolitical emergency. But…
Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams
For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly applying for remote tech jobs…
ICE Rolls Facial Recognition Tools Out to Officers’ Phones
WIRED published a shocking investigation this week based on records, including audio recordings, of hundreds of emergency calls from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law
If you try to access Pornhub, one of the world’s biggest websites, from any of 17 US states, you’ll be blocked. Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo…
‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
During visits in recent months, Emelie says her husband, who was detained at Stewart until he was deported last month, described severe overcrowding. “He told…
Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets—Then Watched as They Rebuilt
Before they were taken down by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee and Haowang Guarantee displayed similar posts offering explicitly illegal services in all those categories and more.…
Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It’s Too Late
In the span of just a few years, drones have become instrumental in warfare. Conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Sudan, and elsewhere have shown how…
What Satellite Images Reveal About the US Bombing of Iran’s Nuclear Sites
When the United States bombed Iran in the early hours of Sunday local time, it targeted three facilities central to the country’s nuclear ambitions: the…
Truth Social Crashes as Trump Live-Posts Iran Bombing
Truth Social malfunctioned on Saturday night amid President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States had bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities. Starting around 8 pm ET…
Iran’s Internet Blackout Adds New Dangers for Civilians Amid Israeli Bombings
Alimardani says that it appears mobile data services are patchy, and for many people virtual private networks, which can be used to avoid censorship, have…