Category: Wired

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms
11
Oct
2023

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

Yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump Jr. posted a graphic video to X (formerly Twitter) that purported to show Hamas fighters murdering…

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship
11
Oct
2023

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship

The United Nations’ main internet governance body looks set to host its next international forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In…

Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X’s Efforts to Curb Israel-Hamas War Disinformation
10
Oct
2023

Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X’s Efforts to Curb Israel-Hamas War Disinformation

Since Musk took control of the platform just under a year ago, he has restructured it to encourage engagement over…

Google Makes Passkeys Default, Stepping Up Its Push to Kill Passwords
10
Oct
2023

Google Makes Passkeys Default, Stepping Up Its Push to Kill Passwords

Less than six months ago, Google announced that it was launching support for the password replacement known as “passkeys” for…

The Israel-Hamas War Erupts in Digital Chaos
09
Oct
2023

The Israel-Hamas War Erupts in Digital Chaos

After an attack on Israel by Hamas on Saturday, Israel declared war and fighting escalated throughout the weekend. As the…

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
09
Oct
2023

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Musk deleted his recommendation soon after posting it, but not before it was viewed over 11 million times. Later on…

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist
09
Oct
2023

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

By the evening of November 11 of last year, FTX’s staff had already endured one of the worst days in…

Israel's Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance
08
Oct
2023

Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance

Though details of exactly how the attack happened are still emerging, it seems that oversights related to grappling with this…

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group
07
Oct
2023

Apple’s Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

Does the public have a right to see gruesome photos of animal test subjects taken by a public university? That…

White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram
07
Oct
2023

White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram

Telegram is also a hugely powerful recruiting tool, giving this movement a platform free of censorship or restrictions to spread…

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews
06
Oct
2023

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews

The genetic testing company 23andMe confirmed on Friday that data from a subset of its users has been compromised. The…

The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse
04
Oct
2023

The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse

Pick up any piece of tech and Emma Pickering knows how it can be used to abuse, harass, and stalk…