Category: Wired

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
10
Feb
2026

Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete

“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and…

AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?
10
Feb
2026

AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?

For half a century, the world’s nuclear powers relied on an intricate and complex series of treaties that slowly and…

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
07
Feb
2026

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

An analysis by WIRED this week found that ICE and CBP’s face recognition app Mobile Fortify, which is being used…

ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting
07
Feb
2026

ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting

Defense attorneys for a Minnesota man convicted in December of assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross are seeking…

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
06
Feb
2026

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

The face-recognition app Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is…

Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China
04
Feb
2026

Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who…

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
03
Feb
2026

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota’s Killings

Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units…

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants
03
Feb
2026

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants

A new report published Tuesday finds that while violent threats to public servants across the US have been increasing, “comprehensive”…

ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge
02
Feb
2026

ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge

With less than a week to go until the start of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, the…

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
31
Jan
2026

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

As the standoff between the United States government and Minnesota continues this week over immigration enforcement operations that have essentially…

How to Film ICE | WIRED
31
Jan
2026

How to Film ICE | WIRED

In January 2026, two Americans were killed in the act of watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Renee…

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
29
Jan
2026

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

War, it is said, is a continuation of policy by other means. State-backed violence, too, can be a continuation of…