There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764
WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. Each wrote separate stories that the news...
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Porn Sites Need Age-Verification Systems in Texas, Court Rules
Texas can enforce a law requiring age-verification systems on porn websites, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit...
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US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
The second slide in Turner’s presentation featured the tweet by Foldi, which likewise references a march on Schumer’s home. That...
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Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves...
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The 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer
But what, then, were those programs? Herein lies the most intriguing—and potentially ground-breaking—question that the Pentagon study leaves us wondering:...
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Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Airbnb will soon ban hosts from watching their guests with indoor security cameras, as the company is reversing course on...
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Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints
Each method is weaponized—almost always against women—to degrade, harass, or cause shame, among other harms. Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s e-safety...
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Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
For years, Registered Agents Inc.—a secretive company whose business is setting up other businesses—has registered thousands of companies to people...
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Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say
Forty-one state attorneys general penned a letter to Meta’s top attorney on Wednesday saying complaints are skyrocketing across the United...
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Inside Registered Agents Inc., the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy
Since 2008, Dan Keen has grown his business from a small company serving customers in the Pacific Northwest to a...
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Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
The ransomware attack targeting medical firm Change Healthcare has been one of the most disruptive in years, crippling pharmacies across...
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The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications
To send those notifications that awaken a device and appear on its screen without a user’s interaction, apps and smartphone...
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