AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions
The advent of AI hacking tools has raised fears of a near future in which anyone can use automated tools to dig up exploitable vulnerabilities…
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Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
Amid a raging debate over the impact that new AI models will have on cybersecurity, Mozilla said on Tuesday that its Firefox 150 browser release…
Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram
On Tuesday, the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that the way the social networking giant handles scammers on its…
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
It’s difficult to find much information about Daniel Micay online. Google him and you’ll turn up an impersonal X account and a barren LinkedIn page,…
The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad
On November 16, 2021, Matthew Ziburis sat in his car in a residential neighborhood in the Bay Area stalking an “enemy,” as he put it.…
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Planning a big night out at Madison Square Garden? Have fun—but don’t say we didn’t warn you. A WIRED investigation this week revealed new details…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Eversole would tell his teams to bust the guys selling knockoff merchandise and “remove scalpers and drug dealers daily, in areas outside and around MSG…
Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump’s Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance
House Speaker Mike Johnson convened a vote in the dead of night on Friday, calling lawmakers back to the floor after midnight in a push…
Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here
The European online age verification app is ready. The app works with passports or ID cards, is built to be “completely anonymous” for the people…
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
Nevertheless, there are clear patterns that appear. In nearly all cases, teenage boys are allegedly responsible for the creation of the images or videos. They…
The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics
A small conservative legal group used direct access to the Federal Communications Commission chairman’s office last September to accelerate a complaint targeting Jimmy Kimmel and…
In the Wake of Anthropic’s Mythos, OpenAI Has a New Cybersecurity Model—and Strategy
OpenAI on Tuesday announced the next phase of its cybersecurity strategy and a new model specifically designed for use by digital defenders, GPT-5.4-Cyber. The news…