Category: Wired

I Stopped Using Passwords. It's Great—and a Total Mess
08
Feb
2024

I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

Using passkeys likely means having a different mindset from how you think about passwords. There’s nothing to remember when you…

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
07
Feb
2024

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

A year ago, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in the cybersecurity industry’s long-running war of attrition against…

2054, Part III: The Singularity
07
Feb
2024

2054, Part III: The Singularity

Lily didn’t want to approach B.T. She thought that might seem too aggressive; instead, she wanted him to notice her….

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
06
Feb
2024

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Meanwhile, Julia Weis, a spokesperson for the Swiss messaging app Threema, says that while WhatsApp did approach it to discuss…

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing
06
Feb
2024

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing

A bloody Sunday followed. In Tucson, a Border Patrol officer fired a rubber bullet that struck a Truther protester in…

2054, Part I: Death of a President
05
Feb
2024

2054, Part I: Death of a President

“But do you understand what you did wrong?” She struggled to look him directly in the eye. Her gaze instead…

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies
03
Feb
2024

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

An indictment from the US Department of Justice may have solved the mystery of how disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX lost…

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved
02
Feb
2024

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

When more than $400 million worth of crypto was mysteriously pulled out of the coffers of what was once the…

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
01
Feb
2024

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

Even so, a little more than two weeks after publishing its investigation into Appin Technology, on December 5, Reuters complied…

YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree
01
Feb
2024

YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

A California teenager prosecutors say is responsible for hundreds of swatting attacks around the United States was exposed after law…

Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year
31
Jan
2024

Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year

Later in January, Google released Chrome 121 to the stable channel, fixing 17 security issues, three of which are rated…

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine
30
Jan
2024

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia’s War in Ukraine

Near the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, a boxy robot zips along the rocky, cracked road. Snaking from side to side,…