Category: Wired

How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam
16
Jun
2024

How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam

So this is the first step: take control of your emotions. Yes, it can be difficult if you work in…

Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War
16
Jun
2024

Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War

“These dogs will be an extra set of eyes and ears while computing large amounts of data at strategic locations…

A Guide to RCS, Why Apple’s Adopting It, and How It Makes Texting Better
15
Jun
2024

A Guide to RCS, Why Apple’s Adopting It, and How It Makes Texting Better

If you’ve been keeping up with all the news out of WWDC 2024 this week, you’ll know that Apple is…

Ransomware Attacks Are Getting Worse
15
Jun
2024

Ransomware Attacks Are Getting Worse

Despite years worth of efforts to eliminate the scourge of ransomware targeting schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure worldwide, experts are…

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia
15
Jun
2024

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia

This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new video appears on…

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout
12
Jun
2024

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

In fact, ransomware attacks on health care targets were on the rise even before the Change Healthcare attack, which crippled…

US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence Campaign
12
Jun
2024

US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence Campaign

Federal lawmakers in the US have dodged repeated inquiries over the past week about a covert operation ordered by the…

Ransomware Is ‘More Brutal’ Than Ever in 2024
10
Jun
2024

Ransomware Is ‘More Brutal’ Than Ever in 2024

Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, only to be told, “Sorry, our computer…

Apple Is Coming for Your Password Manager
08
Jun
2024

Apple Is Coming for Your Password Manager

That’s not all. Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click…

Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash
07
Jun
2024

Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash

When Microsoft named its new Windows feature Recall, the company intended the word to refer to a kind of perfect,…

Microsoft's Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought
07
Jun
2024

Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought

Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has hailed the company’s new Recall feature, which stores a history of your computer desktop and…

The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever
07
Jun
2024

The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever

Since Snowflake acknowledged that accounts had been targeted, it has provided some more information about the incident. Brad Jones, Snowflake’s…