Category: Wired

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback
19
Dec
2023

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback

“Law enforcement is moving a lot faster, but it is still not fast enough,” says Allan Liska, an analyst for…

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents
18
Dec
2023

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents

Draper and Proops say the efforts used repeated messaging, often replying to “verified” accounts on X that are linked to…

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
16
Dec
2023

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek, previously linked to the infamous Russian military hacking unit Sandworm, took credit this week…

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
15
Dec
2023

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup

A little over three years have passed since McDonald’s sent out an email to thousands of its restaurant owners around…

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
14
Dec
2023

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime

The DCU’s hybrid technical and legal approach to chipping away at cybercrime is still unusual, but as the cybercriminal ecosystem…

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
13
Dec
2023

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar

Over nearly a decade, the hacker group within Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has launched some of…

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
11
Dec
2023

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program

Two surveillance bills are barreling their way through the US House of Representatives this week. Both claim to achieve roughly…

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
11
Dec
2023

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction

The new fundraising appeal comes amid a certain “tiredness” from donors, as Ukraine’s finance minister put it. Yaroslava Gres, United24’s…

End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
07
Dec
2023

End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years

Since 2016, the social behemoth now known as Meta has been working to deploy end-to-end encryption in its communication apps….

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
07
Dec
2023

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign

For around $340, actor Elijah Wood can record you a personalized video wishing you happy birthday. John McGinley, best known…

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance
06
Dec
2023

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

One attraction of Binance, as the company grew from its 2017 founding into the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world,…

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
06
Dec
2023

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

While Wyden’s letter says that governments outside the US have requested people’s push notification records, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…