Category: Wired

War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age
26
Jun
2024

War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age

A custom platform developed by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court’s prosecution in a war crimes trial for the…

The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
25
Jun
2024

The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over

United States prosecutors have secured a deal with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requiring the long-embattled publisher to plead guilty to…

The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling
25
Jun
2024

The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling

This week, New York City’s comptroller published a similar audit of the city’s ShotSpotter system showing that only 13 percent…

Deepfake Creators Are Revictimizing GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Survivors
25
Jun
2024

Deepfake Creators Are Revictimizing GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Survivors

Among those charged, Ruben Andre Garcia, a GirlsDoPorn producer and recruiter, was sentenced to 20 years in prison; Matthew Isaac…

Red Tape Is Making Hospital Ransomware Attacks Worse
24
Jun
2024

Red Tape Is Making Hospital Ransomware Attacks Worse

“I can tell you with complete confidence that ransomware attacks harm patients,” says Hannah Neprash, an associate professor of health…

A Catastrophic Hospital Hack Ends in a Leak of 300M Patient Records
22
Jun
2024

A Catastrophic Hospital Hack Ends in a Leak of 300M Patient Records

The rolling series of breaches targeting customers of cloud platform Snowflake appears to be a supply chain attack wrapped in…

Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
21
Jun
2024

Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine

“They’d only get in trouble if they summarized the story incorrectly and made it defamatory when it wasn’t before. That’s…

US Bans Kaspersky Software | WIRED
20
Jun
2024

US Bans Kaspersky Software | WIRED

The Russian cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky’s days of operating in the United States are now officially numbered. The Biden administration…

Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
19
Jun
2024

Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine

“We’ve now got a huge industry of AI-related companies who are incentivized to do shady things to continue their business,”…

This Is What Would Happen if China Invaded Taiwan
19
Jun
2024

This Is What Would Happen if China Invaded Taiwan

In late March, a Taiwanese data analyst posted on social media about an odd satellite image: It appeared that the…

Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake
17
Jun
2024

Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake

It’s possible the ShinyHunter hackers did not directly hack the EPAM worker, and simply gained access to the Snowflake accounts…

Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
17
Jun
2024

Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers

Network Rail did not answer questions about the trials sent by WIRED, including questions about the current status of AI…