Category: Wired

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones
15
Oct
2025

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, and other private data…

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
14
Oct
2025

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

“Chen Zhi was directly involved in managing the scam compounds and maintained records associated with each one, including records tracking…

3 Best VPN for iPhone (2025), Tested and Reviewed
14
Oct
2025

3 Best VPN for iPhone (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other iPhone VPNs We Tested Surfshark: Surfshark was a strong contender for the main list. Even its Starter plan comes…

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
14
Oct
2025

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely obtain their own collection of…

'Happy Gilmore' Producer Buys Spyware Maker NSO Group
11
Oct
2025

‘Happy Gilmore’ Producer Buys Spyware Maker NSO Group

Research published this week indicates that North Korean scammers are trying to trick US companies into hiring them for architectural…

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now
10
Oct
2025

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now

“The plans are being used and being built,” says Michael “Barni” Barnhart, a leading authority in North Korean hacking and…

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
10
Oct
2025

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits

Since launching its bug bounty program nearly a decade ago, Apple has always touted notable maximum payouts—$200,000 in 2016 and…

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up
09
Oct
2025

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren’t Giving Up

Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App…

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible
06
Oct
2025

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

Just like you probably don’t grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don’t write…

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure
04
Oct
2025

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure

Plus: China sentences scam bosses to death, Europe is ramping up its plans to build a “drone wall” to protect…

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
03
Oct
2025

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors…

Google's Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far
30
Sep
2025

Google’s Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far

Ransomware attacks have loomed for years as an urgent digital threat with no easy solution—especially as they have evolved to…