Category: Wired

The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress
15
Nov
2023

The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress

“The race in general is gonna be wild,” one independent researcher who tracks the far-right in Arizona under the moniker…

Social Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies
15
Nov
2023

Social Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies

For all of the challenges presented by volunteer online communities, the reality is that they exist in a vacuum left…

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
14
Nov
2023

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of…

CISA Has a New Road Map for Handling Weaponized AI
14
Nov
2023

CISA Has a New Road Map for Handling Weaponized AI

Last month, a 120-page United States executive order laid out the Biden administration’s plans to oversee companies that develop artificial…

Fermi’s Paradox Proves There’s No Government Alien Conspiracy Around Roswell
14
Nov
2023

Fermi’s Paradox Proves There’s No Government Alien Conspiracy Around Roswell

Across the 75 years since something—something—crashed outside Roswell in early July 1947, the very name itself has taken on a…

The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story
14
Nov
2023

The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story

Josiah’s father would take him along to their church’s “car ministry,” where they’d repair congregants’ cars for free and refurbish…

US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers
13
Nov
2023

US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers

Some of the United States’ largest civil liberties groups are urging Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer not to pursue a…

Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames
11
Nov
2023

Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames

Plus: A DDoS attack shuts down ChatGPT, Lockbit shuts down a bank, and a communications breakdown between politicians and Big…

The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure
10
Nov
2023

The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

The United States National Security Agency is often tight-lipped about its work and intelligence. But at the Cyberwarcon security conference…

Senate Leaders Are Trying to Extend a Controversial NSA Surveillance Program
10
Nov
2023

Senate Leaders Are Trying to Extend a Controversial NSA Surveillance Program

Leaders in the United States Senate have been discussing plans to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet
10
Nov
2023

This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet

The new tool can be integrated straight into the backend of whatever platform it is working with. It then connects…

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools
09
Nov
2023

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools

“We’re going to partner with Microsoft to figure out if there are ways using our archive of material to create…