Category: Wired

ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
08
Feb
2025

ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) told federal lawmakers on Friday that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency…

DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
06
Feb
2025

DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers

At Path Network, Coristine worked as a systems engineer from April to June of 2022, according to his now-deleted LinkedIn…

The Collapse of USAID Is Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
05
Feb
2025

The Collapse of USAID Is Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds

“Our partners say that for some survivors they are in touch with inside the scam centers, even if they can…

Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year
05
Feb
2025

Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year

But in fact, both law enforcement operations may have been more successful than they appeared. AlphV, after receiving its $22…

Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden
04
Feb
2025

Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden

Schools have faced an onslaught of cyberattacks since the pandemic disrupted education nationwide five years ago, yet district leaders across…

Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US
01
Feb
2025

Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US

The rapid rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese generative AI platform, heightened concerns this week over the United States’ AI dominance…

DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
31
Jan
2025

DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot

“Jailbreaks persist simply because eliminating them entirely is nearly impossible—just like buffer overflow vulnerabilities in software (which have existed for…

Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data
30
Jan
2025

Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data

“It’s pretty shocking to build an AI model and leave the backdoor wide open from a security perspective,” says independent…

The Trial at the Tip of the Terrorgram Iceberg
29
Jan
2025

The Trial at the Tip of the Terrorgram Iceberg

Brandon Russell, arguably one of the most influential figures in the American neofascist revival of the past decade, is on…

DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China
28
Jan
2025

DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China

The final category of information DeepSeek reserves the right to collect is data from other sources. If you create a…

Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victims
27
Jan
2025

Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victims

Typically, Yahoo Boy scammers message hundreds of people online while posing as members of the opposite sex using pictures stolen…

US Privacy Snags a Win as Judge Limits Warrantless FBI Searches
25
Jan
2025

US Privacy Snags a Win as Judge Limits Warrantless FBI Searches

This week started off with a bang and just kept going. In the wee hours of Saturday night, TikTok cut…