The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived
The second Trump administration has its first federal cybersecurity debacle to deal with. A breach of the United States federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system,…
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Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google
United States senator Maggie Hassan is pressing major data brokers after an investigation by The Markup/CalMatters and copublished by WIRED found at least 35 firms…
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them. More than…
What Does Palantir Actually Do?
In response to a detailed request for comment from WIRED, Palantir spokesperson Lisa Gordon said in a statement that the company is “proud to support…
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats
It’s all part of the ongoing tussle between the cheat developers and games companies, which spend money on developing anti-cheat software and trying to limit…
How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams
Considering the widespread use of contactless payment systems, it’s no surprise that portable point-of-sale thefts are making a comeback. This type of robbery is enjoying…
A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor
Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on who you ask. And while much of this year’s Quantum Village at…
The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked
In response to recent cyberattacks, the federal judiciary said its been in the process of implementing new safeguards to address the judiciary’s ongoing exposure to…
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the federal government—have created uncertainty around…
Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
Zhou added in his statement that Securam will be fixing the vulnerabilities Omo and Rowley found in future models of the ProLogic lock. “Customer security…
A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data
Top streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have made sustained investments over the years to lock their content down. Whenever they can, they prevent users…
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
To hack the Halo 3C, they found that if they could connect to one over the network it was installed on, they could brute-force guess…