Category: Wired

Panasonic Warns That IoT Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating
09
Aug
2023

Panasonic Warns That IoT Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating

Internet-of-things devices have been plagued by security issues and unfixed vulnerabilities for more than a decade, fueling botnets, facilitating government…

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets
09
Aug
2023

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

Plenty of people tried to access the system. Over the past three years, it has captured 21 million login attempts,…

How to Remove Your Info From Google With the 'Results About You' Tool
09
Aug
2023

How to Remove Your Info From Google With the ‘Results About You’ Tool

In 2022, Google launched the “Results about you” tool to help people remove personal info from the company’s search results….

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
08
Aug
2023

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

Intel is releasing fixes for a processor vulnerability that affects many models of its chips going back to 2015, including…

What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
08
Aug
2023

What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security

A former Department of Homeland Security adviser and a doctor, Chris Pierson is CEO of BlackCloak, a company that specializes…

The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes
07
Aug
2023

The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes

When Russian troops seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant last year, following the invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr…

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself
07
Aug
2023

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself

For most people, the idea of using artificial intelligence tools in daily life—or even just messing around with them—has only…

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones
07
Aug
2023

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones

Krishnan says the creator of the system published a video appearing to show the chatbot operating and generating a scammy…

How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS
| WIRED
06
Aug
2023

How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS | WIRED

This feature has been disappearing and reappearing from Google Messages and isn’t available in every region. If you don’t see…

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree
05
Aug
2023

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

Between a cascade of indictments against former US president Donald Trump, a tumultuous 2024 election season (in which Trump is…

The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past
04
Aug
2023

The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past

In short, the tentacles of US tech firms are everywhere—vaccines, food, cancer research, psilocybin centers, criminal justice reform, homelessness—the list…

Free Airline Miles, Hotel Points, and User Data Put at Risk by Flaws in Points Platform
03
Aug
2023

Free Airline Miles, Hotel Points, and User Data Put at Risk by Flaws in Points Platform

Travel rewards programs like those offered by airlines and hotels tout the specific perks of joining their club over others….