$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…
Category: Wired
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…
Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases
A WIRED investigation into the inner workings of Google’s advertising ecosystem reveals that a wealth of sensitive information on Americans is being openly served up…
How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her
At the start of last August, Point de Contact told WIRED that only two images on four different Microsoft servers remained. “We deeply regret that…
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old engineer with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) known as “Big Balls,” is now on staff at the Cybersecurity…
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
For more than a decade now, Russian cyberwarfare has used Ukraine as a test lab for its latest hacking techniques, methods that often target Ukrainians…
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
After months of congressional wrangling that saw the elimination of Ervin’s proposed independent privacy oversight board, President Gerald Ford signed the Privacy Act into law…
The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess
As well as being insecure, the DOGE website heavily leans on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. DOGE’s homepage is a feed of…
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and…
The Loneliness Epidemic Is a Security Crisis
UTA’s Wang notes that while she hasn’t assessed whether scammers are using generative AI to produce romance scam scripts, she is seeing evidence that they…