Category: Wired

WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers
20
Nov
2025

WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers

Zoë Schiffer: So shifting gears, our next story deals with another inescapable fact of modern life, which is scam text…

Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
19
Nov
2025

Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom

It’s this creeping surveillance that gives some students pause, even those who told The 74 they otherwise support vape detectors…

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
18
Nov
2025

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

WhatsApp’s mass adoption stems in part from how easy it is to find a new contact on the messaging platform:…

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets
15
Nov
2025

A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets

The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in a scam…

DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
14
Nov
2025

DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound

As scam compounds in Southeast Asia continue to rake in billions of dollars in stolen funds from victims around the…

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
13
Nov
2025

DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules

On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police…

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation
12
Nov
2025

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

Chinese cybercriminals are scamming the world. Over the last few years, these fraudsters have sent millions of scam text messages—often…

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
08
Nov
2025

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Amid a government shutdown that has dragged on for more than five weeks, the United States Congressional Budget Office said…

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas
07
Nov
2025

Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas

“What is recommended is that when something happens, they go to open the folder and the next day request the…

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
06
Nov
2025

Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan

When billionaire Dutch TV producer John de Mol sued Facebook in 2019 over its alleged failure to stop scammers from…

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
05
Nov
2025

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. The NYPD’s turn toward mass surveillance was begun in earnest…

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
04
Nov
2025

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states, warns a law…