The Hack That Exposed Syria’s Sweeping Security Failures
When a wave of unusual activity swept through Syrian government accounts on X in March, it first looked like pure chaos—trolling, parody names, and even…
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Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware
A WIRED investigation based on Department of Homeland Security records this week revealed the identities of paramilitary Border Patrol agents who frequently used force against…
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
Meta has paused all its work with the data contracting firm Mercor while it investigates a major security breach that impacted the startup, two sources…
CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards
A user on Quizlet, an online learning platform, created a public flashcard set in February that appears to have exposed highly confidential information about security…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
Kate Knibbs: So, you went twice? Makena Kelly: Yes, Kate. I went twice. Kate Knibbs: I missed that. Zoë Schiffer: Wait, is the Pentagon Pizza…
What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?
Into the second month of the US-Iran war, the conflict in the Gulf continues to escalate—airstrikes widening, oil markets reacting, and pressure mounting around the…
Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown
In the early morning last September 30, hundreds of federal agents swarmed the South Shore Apartments, a beige brick building on Chicago’s South Side. As…
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
Last week, DarkSword was then posted to open source code repository GitHub, making it all the more accessible. Security firms Malfors and Proofpoint soon after…
Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Tuesday that it plans to begin attacking more than a dozen American companies across the Middle East on Wednesday…
The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess
Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation…
The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
If that cooperation disappears, so does any clear path home. Labor organizations such as the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) say intervention is possible, but…
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
Handala’s second claim, however—that it hacked the FBI—seems, for now, to be fiction. All evidence points to Handala having breached Patel’s older, personal Gmail account.…