Category: Wired

The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
30
May
2024

The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer

The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national,…

‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
30
May
2024

‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

The United States Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against a 35-year-old Chinese national, Yunhe Wang, accused of operating…

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
28
May
2024

How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Grand and Bruno created a video to explain the technical details more thoroughly. RoboForm, made by US-based Siber Systems, was…

Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
28
May
2024

Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical…

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’
25
May
2024

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

Sex, drugs, and … Eventbrite? A WIRED investigation published this week uncovered a network of spammers and scammers pushing the…

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market
23
May
2024

He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

The message explained that Incognito was now essentially blackmailing its former users: It had stored their messages and transaction records,…

A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
23
May
2024

A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come

Thousands of law enforcement officials and people applying to be police officers in India have had their personal information leaked…

Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech
22
May
2024

Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech

In 2020, Tesla even wrote in a filing to the US Federal Communications Commission that it would be implementing ultra-wideband…

Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help
21
May
2024

Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help

“Listings like these do not have a home on Eventbrite,” Chris Adams, the company’s head of platform product, tells WIRED…

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
20
May
2024

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States, a British court has said. Two judges at…

US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
18
May
2024

US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying

Laser warfare, among all the long-unfulfilled imaginings of science fiction writers, is right up there with flying cars. Now it’s…

Android 15 Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen
15
May
2024

Android 15 Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen

Android’s new Theft Detection Lock uses Google’s AI to determine when your phone has been snatched from your hand. If…