1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Researchers from multiple firms say that the campaign seems to come from a loosely connected ecosystem of fraud groups rather than one single actor. Each…
Category: Wired
The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat
As scam compounds in Southeast Asia continue to drive massive campaigns targeting victims around the world, WIRED took a deeper look at how Elon Musk’s…
Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
Within the compounds, which often have close links to Chinese organized crime groups and online gambling syndicates, victims are typically forced to work day and…
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
While working on Internet of Things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that touted the latest, greatest processors,…
‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
“Regrettably, I found no available source online to know more about this organization except for those registrations,” wrote the complainant. “They are collecting huge amounts…
This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
Vladislav Klyushin was having, by any measure, an awful day. The judge in his case had brushed aside his lawyers’ arguments and his friends’ appeals…
Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts
Once a woman was mentioned, her privacy was permanently compromised. Users frequently shared social media handles, which led other members to contact her—soliciting intimate images…
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Federal employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were greeted this morning by television sets at the agency’s Washington, DC headquarters playing…
$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
As the so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to rampage through the United States government by making sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, numerous ongoing…
DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online
The dozens of USDS cuts last week hit teams like product management, design, and procurement. Kamens and other sources told WIRED that he is the…
The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?
TP-Link is one of the most popular router manufacturers in the US, but the company is facing a potential ban due to security concerns about…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Sweeping layoffs architected by the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency may be coming as soon as this week at the National…