Category: Wired

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team
05
Sep
2024

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, has long had a reputation as one of the world’s most aggressive practitioners of…

Why It's So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil
05
Sep
2024

Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil

The social network X has been largely inaccessible in Brazil since Saturday, after the country’s Supreme Court ordered all mobile…

We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC
05
Sep
2024

We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC

As thousands took to the streets during August’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago to protest Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza,…

The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain
04
Sep
2024

The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain

Japan, for example, makes it relatively easy to export dual-use technologies to the United States and Europe, and vice versa….

The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink
03
Sep
2024

The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink

“Having the ability to reach out to friends or family allows our sailors the opportunity to decompress for a few…

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip
31
Aug
2024

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the communication app Telegram, was arrested in France on Saturday as part of…

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of 'Watering Hole' Attacks
29
Aug
2024

Powerful Spyware Exploits Enable a New String of ‘Watering Hole’ Attacks

In recent years, elite commercial spyware vendors like Intellexa and NSO Group have developed an array of powerful hacking tools…

Google, Apple, and Discord Let Harmful AI 'Undress' Websites Use Their Sign-On Systems
29
Aug
2024

Google, Apple, and Discord Let Harmful AI ‘Undress’ Websites Use Their Sign-On Systems

Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites,…

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor
28
Aug
2024

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

The Iranian government-backed hacking group known as APT 33 has been active for more than 10 years, conducting aggressive espionage…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation
27
Aug
2024

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation

French prosecutors gave preliminary information in a press release on Monday about the investigation into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who…

Pavel Durov's Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
26
Aug
2024

Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance

“Civil society has had a complicated relationship with Telegram over the years,” says Natalia Kapriva, a lawyer at the digital…

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants
24
Aug
2024

The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants

The United States Defense Department has ideas about a dramatic strategy for defending Taiwan against a Chinese military offensive that…