Category: Wired

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
11
Dec
2024

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control…

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards
10
Dec
2024

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards

Some Vegas casinos, per multiple sources, have begun banning phones from being set down at felt level on tables. Many…

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione
09
Dec
2024

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione

Authorities arrested a man in Pennsylvania on Monday who police say is connected to the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO…

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking
07
Dec
2024

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

A consortium of global law enforcement agencies led by Britain’s National Crime Agency announced a takedown operation this week against…

The Real Story of “The Order”
06
Dec
2024

The Real Story of “The Order”

Terrorgram’s materials, which include viable bomb-making instructions, camouflage and tactical guides, and instructions on how to disable critical infrastructure like…

She Escaped An Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment
05
Dec
2024

She Escaped An Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment

Nighat Dad grew up in a conservative family in Jhang, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The threat of early marriage hung…

Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking
04
Dec
2024

Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking

The senators also provide evidence in their letter that US telecoms have worked with third-party cybersecurity firms to conduct audits…

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin
04
Dec
2024

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

OFAC announced sanctions against the founder, as well as Elena Chirkinyan and Andrej Bradens, who also goes by the surname…

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
04
Dec
2024

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing…

With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’
04
Dec
2024

With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’

“We don’t want to be the outlier that proves the rule, we want to be a new set of rules…

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
03
Dec
2024

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

The United States Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two American data brokers accused of unlawfully trafficking in people’s…

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too
03
Dec
2024

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

At around 5 pm on a Thursday in December 2022, a privacy- and information-freedom-focused programmer named Micah Lee learned, to…