Category: Wired

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
22
Nov
2024

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack

Only after the next intrusion, when Volexity managed to get more complete logs of the hackers’ traffic, did its analysts…

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering
21
Nov
2024

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Since roughly 2020, when the earliest pig butchering scams started to emerge, more than 200,000 people have been trafficked and…

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
21
Nov
2024

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

As further evidence of government surveillance insiders moonlighting in the data broker market, the SpyCloud researchers point to a leak…

Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry
20
Nov
2024

Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry

AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media. Source link

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
20
Nov
2024

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a…

ICE Can Already Sidestep Sanctuary City Laws Through Data-Sharing Fusion Centers
19
Nov
2024

ICE Can Already Sidestep Sanctuary City Laws Through Data-Sharing Fusion Centers

On the campaign trail and in recent days, Donald Trump has detailed extensive plans for immigration crackdowns and mass deportations…

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
16
Nov
2024

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an innovative way…

14
Nov
2024

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Trump is also unlikely to continue the Biden administration’s campaign to limit the proliferation of commercial spyware technologies, which authoritarian…

Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
14
Nov
2024

Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

In perhaps the largest swatting case to ever be prosecuted, an 18-year-old from Lancaster, California, has pleaded guilty to federal…

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
13
Nov
2024

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

The group, which has a mixture of hardware and software skills and first detailed their hack as part of a…

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won
13
Nov
2024

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

Compared to its recent November notice, ICE was more detailed about its 2025 plans in a different notice released last…

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
12
Nov
2024

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

“If you’re trying to not be tracked, not having a phone is often the easiest,” Sandvik says. “Leave it at…